The Golden State Warriors had 19 turnovers, which were considerably more than their season average of 14.7 (good for 11th in the entire league going into last night’s game). They gave up 10 offensive rebounds, which were translated into 19 second-chance points by the Chicago Bulls. The Warriors’ lackluster three-point defense allowed the Bulls to shoot an astonishing 17-of-41 from beyond the arc, good for 41.7 percent. Going by those box score metrics alone, the Warriors had no business winning last night’s game.
And yet, they won anyway.
The two main takeaways from last night’s game — and perhaps the two main reasons for the Warriors pulling out the victory despite those aforementioned setbacks — were the Warriors’ incredible overall field-goal percentage and their ability to draw fouls and go to the line.