When you win 10 out of 11 games, as the Golden State Warriors have done, there’s no singular script for success. You have to find multiple ways to win games. Some are pretty, some are ugly; some dramatic, and some stress free. On Monday night, the Dubs tried a new way to win en route to a 130-120 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers: a two-man bench mob.
Raise your hand if you predicted Gary Payton II to score his single-game career high, or for he and the recently-slumping Buddy Hield to combine for 46 highly-efficient points.