The Warriors were in danger of falling below .500 on the season on Sunday evening after losing four of their last five games. Not even having a 1-8 Pacers team that had nine different players missing this game due to various ailments as their opponent could ease the fear of a potential loss, as the Warriors gave the Pacers their lone win when they had six players out.

To add to that, the Pacers came into the game 6-0 against the Warriors in Chase Center, so although the Warriors were 4-0 at home this season, the home-court advantage seemed to be diminished as well.

With so many conflicting notions about how this game could unfold, the Warriors made it a point not to leave it to the final plays this time. Despite a relatively close first three quarters, largely due to their offensive struggles, the Warriors put their foot down and exploded in the fourth quarter to eventually win 114-83.

In the postgame press conference, Steve Kerr noted that the Warriors haven't been at their best, but still stood by his guys.

"We're not playing very well, clearly. We had a great fourth quarter — end of third and then fourth quarter, the ball started moving, there was some flow. Overall, we haven't played really well. But I'm confident in this team."

Kerr noted the daunting road trip coming up, but at 6-5 through the first 11 games, he still expressed a general positivity on the outlook of this team.

"We felt like getting through this early part of the schedule in one piece and winning our share of games, it sets up the rest of the season well for us. Obviously, we gave a couple games away, but all in all, we're pretty healthy, and we're going to get there. I can picture the team. I can see what kind of team we're going to be. But we don't really have our identity yet."

In a game that ended up being quite similar to the Warriors' emphatic win over the Los Angeles Clippers a few weeks ago, the Pacers were simply shut down in all facets by the Golden State defense.

Indiana shot just 34% from the field and 28% from three. The former was the Warriors' best mark so far this season, and the latter came in third behind the aforementioned Clippers game and the season opener against the Lakers.

The Warriors didn't exactly shoot it well themselves — 43% from the field and 27% from three — but 37 free throw attempts drove much of the offense, and the bench, led by rookie Will Richard's 15 points, provided 57 points to get the Warriors over the hump.

With this win, the Warriors moved to 6-5 and 5-0 at home. However, that latter record will go out the window for the next two weeks as the Warriors embark on a six-game road trip. Starting with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, the Warriors will try to correct their 1-5 road record and make it out of the tough road trip in one piece.