Here are five observations of the Warriors’ 114-106 victory in New York on Tuesday night, moving them to 17-15 this season.
1. End of Kelly Oubre
You can deliver 42 great minutes and watch your work melt in the final eight minutes. The Warriors made it happen in Orlando. You can reach a double digit advantage in 44 minutes and lose everything in the last four. The Warriors made it happen in Charlotte.
All the positives that led to the Warriors’ final advantage in New York would only remain relevant if they closed in the last 60 seconds, up three. Another missed late clue would have turned this trip from disappointment to disaster.
That’s what makes Kelly Oubre Jr.’s next run perhaps the most important of his first season with the Warriors.