Golden State’s record start to the NBA season finally came to an end Saturday night with a 108-95 road loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.  But the Warriors shouldn’t feel too bad about seeing their 24-game winning streak being snapped. As the last undefeated team in the NBA, they’re still a good bet to be celebrating a championship in June.  In the past 25 seasons, the NBA’s last undefeated team went on to win the title on nine different occasions, including last season’s Warriors, who went five games before suffering their first defeat.  That ratio compares favorably to both the NFL and MLB, where the last team to lose a regular-season game doesn’t get to celebrate a title nearly as often, according to Stats LLC.  Since 1990, only six of the 27 teams that qualified as the NFL’s last unbeaten went on to win the Super Bowl. (In two seasons, two teams were considered the last undefeated team because they lost on the same day.)  In baseball, opening up with a long unbeaten streak seems to count for even less. Only three of the 36 teams that survived the longest without losing went on to win the World Series, including seasons where multiple teams qualified as the last undefeated team since they all lost on the same day.  While the Warriors should feel upbeat about their outlook for the rest of the season, the Carolina Panthers shouldn’t get too carried away with their unbeaten start to the NFL season. The Panthers extended their perfect start to 13-0 with a 38-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. But the NFL’s last undefeated team hasn’t gone on to win the Super Bowl since the Indianapolis Colts in the 2006 season.  By contrast, basketball and baseball have both seen their final unbeaten win the title in the past six months. In addition to last year’s Warriors, the Kansas City Royals also claimed a championship after starting the 2015 season with a MLB-best seven straight wins.
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors may have seen their winning streak snapped by the Milwaukee Bucks, but the ultimate victory could still be on their side.