Here are five observations from the 114-106 victory of the warriors in New York on Tuesday night, moving them to 17-15 in the season.
1. Kelly Oubre is close
You can deliver a wonderful 42 minutes and you can watch your work melting into eighths. The warriors had this in Orlando. You can get a double-digit advance in 44 minutes and lose everything in the last four. The warriors had this in Charlotte.
All the positives that led to the late leadership of the New York Warriors would only remain relevant if they closed in the last 60 seconds, up threefold. Another late lost advantage would have turned this road trip from disappointment into disaster.
That makes Kelly Oubre Jr.’s next sequence probably the most important of his first season with The Warriors.