Last April, when the surviving members of the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers gathered at a hotel in Manhattan Beach, Calif., for a 40th anniversary reunion, two themes emerged: the ingenuity of coach Bill Sharman, and the implausibility of any team surpassing their 33-game winning streak.
They couldn't have imagined that only one year later the Miami Heat would come closer than anyone has -- in any American pro sport. The Heat have moved past baseball's New York Giants, who won 26 straight in 1916.
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