Here are five observations of the Warriors ’114-106 victory in New York on Tuesday night, going to 17-15 of the season.
1. Close Kelly Oubre
You can deliver a fantastic 42 minutes and see how your work unfolds in the round of 16. The Warriors spent this in Orlando. You can get a double-digit lead in 44 minutes and lose everything in the last four. The Warriors passed this on to Charlotte.
All the positives that led to the Warriors ’late victory in New York would only remain relevant if they closed in the last 60 seconds, up to three. Another late lost advantage would have turned this road trip into a disappointment into disaster.
That’s what makes Kelly Oubre Jr’s next sequence perhaps the most important of his first season with the Warriors.