The Golden State Warriors were on the verge of a good bounce-back win against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. After coming back from double-digit deficits multiple times in the game, the Warriors were poised to earn a hard-fought win, going up 8 with under 2 minutes to play.

With Steph Curry's injury re-evaluation coming less than 24 hours later, things could've finally been turning up for the Warriors. Instead, everything came crashing down, and one overtime period later, the Warriors had lost their third game in a row, 130-124.

The loss drops them to 32-33, the first time they've been under .500 since they were 14-15 back in December. The huge run they went on prior to Jimmy Butler's ACL injury got them enough cushion to stay above that mark, but now with both his and Curry's injuries, a .500 record and the 8th seed in the Western Conference are now not even in the Warriors' hands.

The Warriors simply faltered in the final minutes of regulation. After Pat Spencer made a deep three to go up 8 with 90 seconds to play, the Bulls closed with an 11-3 run, capped off by a foul with a second remaining by Draymond Green that allowed Jalen Smith to send the game to overtime at the free-throw line.

After the game, Steve Kerr laid out what happened in those closing minutes.

"We had a turnover and then we were playing the foul game up three. Handled the situation pretty well. (But) we just couldn't close it out. Obviously, they got the two free throws with one second left and were able to send it to overtime. Then they were the better team in OT."

Kerr went on to talk about how the Bulls simply outmatched the Warriors in the extra five minutes.

"They got off to the quick start getting the four points ... We were trying to get Draymond (Green) and Al (Horford) a couple minutes rest to start overtime. So we started Gary (Payton II) and KP (Kristaps Porzingis). But that first minute and half didn't feel great. So we made the sub, Draymond made an immediate three, and I thought all in all we were getting good looks. Al had a couple good looks from the corner. But shots didn't go down, we didn't score, we only scored six points in five minutes.”

Basketball is often seen as a game of runs, and this game was a poster child for that notion.

The Warriors initially fell behind by as many as 13 early in the third quarter, but 12 unanswered points allowed them to get right back into the game as part of a larger 23-6 run, with several different Warriors leading the charge.

The Bulls then immediately closed the quarter on a 19-5 run of their own to retake a double-digit lead early in the fourth quarter. It wasn't until the Warriors locked in for the fourth quarter once again, rattling off a 24-4 run that gave them the aforementioned 8-point lead with a minute and a half to play. 

Ultimately, the Warriors just couldn't get the last word in. Four different Warriors scored exactly 17 points, including Kristaps Porzingis in his third game with the Dubs. The bench, in particular, was a difference-maker, with both Spencer and LJ Cryer finishing the game as +18 plus/minuses.

It just wasn't enough to overcome 41 points from Matas Buzelis and 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 17 assists from Josh Giddey.

The Warriors will get two days off before they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to town. Unless Curry gets some good news from his re-evaluation, it's going to remain a treacherous journey.