LeBron James is rooting for the Warriors to win 73 games this season

LeBron wants to see history.
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The Golden State Warriors are one game away from having the winningest regular season in NBA history. In their quest, they've beaten LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers twice — including a 132-98 blowout at the Quicken Loans Arena.

But James isn't holding a grudge. In fact, on Monday he told the Plain Dealer he'd love to see the Warriors break the record set by the Chicago Bulls in the 1995-1996 season.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.