On January 16, Beijing time, the Warriors lost 118-132 to the Bulls, with a record of 21-22, and the winning percentage fell below 50%. Despite the lack of DeRozan, the Bulls defeated the Warriors.
The Warriors' biggest hole has come to light, as their dismal 4-17 record this season is second lowest in the league and just better than the Rockets, who have a 4-19 record on the road.
The Rockets have the worst record in the league, leading the league with a 10-33 record, including a 6-14 home record and a 4-19 record on the road.
The Warriors currently have a 21-22 record and are eighth in the West, with a good home record of 17-5 but a 4-17 on the road.
For the January 16 game, the Warriors used regular starters. Tang was in good shape, with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and 8-of-15 three-pointers. Curry had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and he was yet to return to his best form, with eight turnovers. Wiggins didn't feel good, scoring 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting. The last time the Bulls beat the Warriors was in 2017.
Wiggins recuperated for a month and returned on January 8, playing four games, scoring as many as 16 points, shooting not well from the field, shooting only 41.2% from the field in his best game, and shooting 6 of 27 from three-point range in four games.
The biggest problem with the Warriors' loss was defense, and in this game they collapsed inside, and Vucevic had 43 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Vucevic shot 18-of-31 and 5-of-10 from three-pointers, completely suppressing the Warriors' interior line. LaVine had 27 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The Bulls scored 56 inside points, far higher than the Warriors' 34 points inside.
After Curry returned in January, the Warriors record was just 1-2. Curry's three-game highest score was just 24 points. His condition has not been restored. The Warriors are aiming to defend the championship, but the Warriors' stubborn disease has not been lifted, so it is utopian to want to win the championship. In the final moments of this game, Curry and Thompson looked lonely on the bench.
The Warriors are still only eighth in the West, and they have to play the playoffs to make the playoffs, and there is no home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors are doing too poorly on the road right now, and they need to improve their fighting on the road, especially defensively.