Coming off a disappointing loss to a Utah Jazz team that has been actively tanking in many of their recent games, the Golden State Warriors desperately needed to rebound with a good win just 24 hours later against the Chicago Bulls. With the Chase Center crowd behind them for the first time in 3 games, you would think the Warriors could have handled the Bulls, who had lost 16 of their last 19 games coming into this one.

A full game and an overtime period later, the Warriors had lost, 130-124. Though they led by 8 points with just over a minute and a half left in regulation, everything fell apart, leading to a sub-.500 Warriors record for the first time since December.

After the loss, Pat Spencer arrived at his postgame press conference and dissected what went wrong for the Warriors.

"Handful of plays that we want back. But I don't think that was the deciding factor for us. Just let a couple of guys get hot tonight, anyone in the NBA can get hot, see the ball go in that rim looks a little bit bigger. Credit to them they played hard but I wouldn't put it on one or two plays down the stretch."

Spencer went on to talk about the defensive issues he saw out there, especially considering they allowed second-year forward Matas Buzelis to score 41 points.

"I think we were a little bit soft on the ball. I think they're pretty crafty, and if we’re being honest they didn't have a bunch of guys that normally knock down the three ball at an elite rate, and they still didn't shoot it that great. It just felt like we were a little bit passive on that side. They've got some guys that can create a little bit but it felt like they played at their pace for the most part all night. You know, 6-8, 6-9 playmakers getting downhill, paint looks pretty open. Just never felt like we were in control on that side of the floor."

Spencer had been in a bit of a slump in the previous 10 games before this one. Just the night before, he had scored 0 points against the Jazz in 12 minutes of play, shooting 0-4 from the field, and in those 10 games, he only broke double figures one time. His field goal percentage was down to 36.8%, and his three-point percentage was just 23.1%.

However, Spencer managed to cast all of that aside and provide some elite production in 30 minutes off the bench against the Bulls, finishing tied for the team lead in plus/minus at +18.

He scored 17 points to go with 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and though he still didn't shoot great from the field, going just 7-16, he did splash three triples. No shot was bigger than the one he made to put the Warriors up 8 with 90 seconds left in regulation, shedding Matas Buzelis off the ball and sinking a 31-footer.

Spencer's role will likely continue to be a primary ball-handler and scorer off the bench for as long as Steph Curry remains out. He's shown plenty of flashes this season that if he can maintain some consistency, he could be a reliable option in the rotation.