Why Warriors’ home stretch — beginning with OKC — could define their season

SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors coach Steve Kerr speaks, often ad nauseam, about the importance of finding rhythm, discovering flow. Having every player – from superstar Steph Curry down to seldom-used reserve Trayce Jackson-Davis – playing their part as a piece in a slickly functioning collective. 

Discovering that Zen was next to impossible early on, with the team playing 20 of its first 34 games on the road, a stretch that began with a brutal 17-game in 29-day start. Players shuffled in and...