It's been an extremely strong stretch for the Golden State Warriors since Christmas week. They were just 13-15 on December 20th, but have since won eight of their last 11 games, including a blowout victory on Friday night against the Kings.

A major reason for the Warriors' subpar record prior to this run was turnovers — they were simply giving the ball up too many times to be consistent as an offense. In the 28 games leading up to December 20th, they were averaging 16.1 turnovers per game, a mark that would currently be the second-worst in the NBA. Since that date, though, they reduced that number to 14.5, and since December 29th, where they've won 5 of 7, they're averaging just 13.3 turnovers a game — top-five in the league.

After the win over the Kings on Friday, where the Warriors had just 11 turnovers, Steph Curry talked about the mindset towards turnovers that they've been adopting and how it aids their play overall.

"You still got to walk that fine line. Like we always say, I know coach (Steve Kerr) said he’s not talking about it anymore. But we are very mindful of that as a key to us winning games, because we do utilize each other more than most teams do — screening, passing, moving bodies, moving the ball. Then if you turn it over, there’s no defense for that. So it’s not only killing your offense, it’s not just a score, it’s momentum, and it’s just a vibe that when we’re turning other teams over and you're getting easy buckets, everybody’s feeling good. So if you're giving the other team extra possessions, or breakout layups, in the meat of the game it’s hard to overcome that."

Especially when many of the Warriors' turnovers occur as live-ball turnovers due to the motion offense, it creates ample opportunities for opponents to run in the open court and pick up fast-break points. Limiting turnovers plays not just into the offense, but also keeps their defense in the half-court.

Draymond Green has perhaps played the biggest part in the Warriors trimming their turnover numbers.

Prior to December 20th, Green was averaging 3.3 turnovers per game. It's not unfamiliar for the veteran, who has been one of the primary playmakers for the Warriors for most of his lengthy career, but the misplays had much more of a focus on them with this Warriors roster compared to some of the prime teams that could mask them.

However, in the last 11 games, Green's kept himself limited to just 1.8 turnovers per game. An entire turnover and a half is a massive difference, and especially with the plays that Green is able to create if he's not giving the ball away, the Warriors' offense has benefited tremendously.

It'll be a test of the Warriors' improvement in this department on Sunday, as they play the Atlanta Hawks, who force the 6th-most turnovers per game.