They may be ugly and painful to watch on offense, they may slow the game way down limiting possessions, but they still put the ball in the hoop and that's all that matters.
Team A is playing Team B. Team A averages 14.7 seconds a possession. Team B averages 32 seconds a possession. Team A puts the ball in the hoop on 45% of their possessions, Team B on 50%. If everything else is equal in the game, who wins?