Blowout wins are always preferable, but there’s something to be said for flexing your muscle on a challenging day. A certain belief follows when a team proves capable of overcoming a deficit, or some adversity, or simply waking up on the wrong side of the bed. And the Golden State Warriors did all three of those things on Thursday night, beating the Brooklyn Nets 121-119 to cap a fantastic 4-1 road trip, in which they’ve arguably re-established themselves as contenders.
Beating the Nets by two points isn’t the stuff dreams are made of, but again: sometimes you just have to prove you can win.