The Warriors turned in three sub-par quarters against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. They won anyway.
While the Warriors were scoring at an incredible clip in the first quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Bulls, their defense was lacking in a big way — Chicago dropped 40 on them in the opening frame. Both teams’ offense came back to earth a bit in the second quarter, but the action was still end-to-end with little resistance on either side.
If not for a monster, 32-12 third quarter, the Warriors likely would have lost Wednesday’s game — the Bulls outworked them for the vast majority of the game.