Breaking: The Warriors don’t always play beautiful basketball.

In fact, sometimes, they can play downright ugly ball.

They did Monday — the Warriors attempted 107 shots, had only 25 assists, and yet somehow won their ninth consecutive game, beating the Lakers 116-114 in overtime.

The Warriors didn’t look anything like the Warriors we’ve come to know over these past few years — the offense had no spacing and often reverted to simplistic isolation sets, and Klay Thompson had a night to forget, going 6-of-24 from the field.

Kevin Durant was just as bad as Thomspon in regulation, but he had a massive overtime, scoring 12 of the Warriors’ 14 points in the extra frame, including hitting a game-winning shot over Lonzo Ball (who was then blocked at the other end of the court by David West) in the final seconds of the contest.

It had been kind of fun to watch the Warriors play without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green — it was an experiment to see how good Durant, Thompson, and the gang were without the Warriors’ top offensive playmakers — but that fun was nowhere to be found Monday. The Warriors’ keep winning — somehow, someway — but they need Curry and the spacing he provides back in the lineup as soon as possible.

Seriously, it’s too bizarre to watch the Warriors play ugly basketball, and that rarely (if ever) happens when Curry is around.

Anyway, here are a few other things we learned from the Warriors’ ugliest win of the season.

Patrick McCaw isn’t having the season we expected

This was supposed to be the season that Patrick McCaw broke out.

With Stephen Curry out and guard minutes up for grabs, this was supposed to be the stretch that McCaw broke out.

But 30 games into the season, McCaw is yet to find a groove, a rhythm, or any level of consistency.

McCaw has put together some good games this season — his performance against Orlando on Dec. 1 and against Sacramento on Nov. 27 stand out — but so far this year, he’s averaging 3.5 points and only 1.6 assists per game this season.

In December, he’s averaging close to 20 minutes per game but is averaging only 2.8 points and 2.7 assists per contest.

And his defense — the supposed hallmark of his game — hasn’t been able to override the lackluster offensive efforts.

McCaw still has Steve Kerr’s confidence — he’s going to keep playing the UNLV product — but McCaw’s only trend this year is towards poor performances.

After his big NBA Finals, some suggested that McCaw could land big bucks as a restricted free agent next summer. (Ok… it was me.)

At this rate, it’s hard to see a big bid coming his way.

Jordan Bell is still a rookie

Kerr started Jordan Bell Monday, playing the rookie in the “Draymond Green role” against the Lakers.

Bell had a few highlights in L.A., but he hardly infected the Warriors with energy in 23 minutes. He had four blocks (impressive), but he only pulled down one rebound and he fouled out of the game.

One of the big reasons Bell wasn’t raising the Warriors’ energy levels? He wasn’t running hard up and down the court.

After Monday’s game, Kerr called out the second-round pick from Oregon for his lack of hustle.

“We’re trying to get Jordan to run. He’s one of the most athletic players in the league… Jordan stands out for his athleticism. [But] He doesn’t run the floor… he runs kind-of.”

He should be the fasted guy on the court, both ways,” Kerr said. “If Jordan runs the floor, he’s going to be much better… He doesn’t quite see that yet, so we’re going to keep pounding that home.”

Steve Kerr on getting on Jordan Bell after not running to basket after blocking Brandon Ingram pic.twitter.com/D9HxiPnOpR — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) December 19, 2017

Kerr also pointed out several plays in the first half where Bell either allowed the Lakers to score in transition or missed an opportunity to score himself. In a game that was being played at breakneck speed, that lack of hustle stands out and could have proven the difference in the game.

You can absolutely fault the rookie for not running hard, but you can’t be too mad — he is, after all, a first-year player. He’s been so good, it’s easy to forget that.

Bell is finding his footing (pardon the pun) as a professional — you can see his growth every game (and seemingly every minute) he plays for the Warriors. He’s been a tremendous addition to the squad, providing far more value than detriment this season, but every now and again, you see things that remind you that Bell is a rookie.

Monday night provided plenty of those moments.

The Warriors’ bench is unparalleled

The Warriors’ bench is the best in the NBA. I’m not here to argue about that — it’s the truth.

Kerr uses his bench a lot, and he is rewarded for it with a league-leading 10.2 net rating, an assist percentage of 67 percent, and the best effective field goal and true shooting percentages in the NBA.

All but a handful of teams would kill for that kind of impact from their starting lineups. This is an incredible backup unit.

The Warriors needed that incredible, unparalleled backup unit in a big way on Monday, and, like it has all year, the Warriors’ bench came through:

The Warriors’ bench anchors of Omri Casspi, Andre Iguodala, West, Nick Young, and Kevon Looney combined to go 20-of-39 from the field, scoring 47 points, pulling down a combined 32 rebounds, and posting a cumulative plus-minus rating of plus-52 Monday against the Lakers.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

And it was totally necessary on a night where four Warriors starters had double-digit plus-minus negatives.

Casspi, who posted a double-double for the second-straight game, was particularly effective for the Warriors on Monday as a cutter — what’s new?

Casspi took 11 shots on Monday — the combined distance of those shots, per NBA.com, was nine feet.

It pays to always be cutting.

Looney stood out as a bright spot on Monday as well — not only did Kerr trust him in crunch-time minutes, he also had a big third quarter (when few others — if any others — were playing well). Looney is hardly an offensive force, but he gave the Warriors solid minutes on both ends of the court on Monday — you can’t take that for granted.

Young finished the game as a plus-eight in 18 minutes and he had a really nice game on the defensive side of the court as well. The Warriors are getting the offensive contributions they wanted from Young this season — he’s shooting (and making) 3-pointers — but his recent uptick on defense has been gravy for Golden State, particularly with McCaw’s seemingly regular struggles.