Late shot earns Warriors first victory

First victory of the season as Lee’s 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left sinks Bulls

As the buzzer sounded Sunday night, Damion Lee’s Warriors teammates rushed the court and hugged the 28-year-old guard who has come to represent the young, new-look supporting cast that surrounds Steph Curry.

Lee’s 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left gave the Warriors (1-2) their first victory of the season, 129-128 over the Chicago Bulls (0-3).

The final play was drawn up for Curry — who scored 13 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter — but the Bulls keyed in on the two-time MVP and didn’t allow him to receive the inbound. Instead it was Lee, his brother-in-law in his second season as a full-time member of the Warriors, who stepped up in the game’s most important moment.

The Warriors entered the game reeling from two blowout losses, news that backup center Marquese Chriss suffered a broken leg and without forward Draymond Green, who has yet to play this season with a foot injury. Had Golden State lost, frustrations may have boiled over. Instead, the win called for a celebration.

“What a moment for D-Lee,” Kerr said. “He’ll remember that forever.”

Added Curry: “It was a huge,

big- time play and we needed it.”

FALLOUT OF MARQUESE CHRISS’ INJURY » On Sunday, the Warriors had to play without Chriss, who broke his leg in a scrimmage Saturday and will miss a significant portion of the season. Chriss had been the Warriors’ best backup center, and without him they had to adjust how they approached the position. Wiseman started and played 23 minutes,

and Kevon Looney pitched in 19.

The biggest adjustment was the use of Paschall as a small-ball center. Paschall played his best game of the season in the role, finishing with 15 points on 4- of- 8 shooting, two rebounds, two assists and two steals. At times, he looked like the player from his rookie season as he drove shoulders-first to the rim and drew fouls (6- of-7 from the free-throw line). When Green returns, he’ll likely take most of those minutes, but this may be a way to leverage Paschall’s strengths going forward.

NAM Y. HUH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Warriors guard Damion Lee, left, shoots the winning 3-point shot against Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky during the second half in Chicago on Sunday.

NAM Y. HUH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls guard Garrett Temple during the second half in Chicago on Sunday.