Warriors' dramatic comeback
Golden State erased a 13‑point deficit in the final 10 minutes to beat the Clippers and advance in the NBA play‑in, outscoring L.A. 41–23 in that stretch. (social report with play‑by‑play) (x.com) Stephen Curry led with 35 points and seven 3s, while Draymond Green produced key steals described as a defensive masterclass. (game recaps) (espn.com)
Golden State came back from 13 points down in the fourth quarter on April 15 and beat the Los Angeles Clippers 126-121 to stay alive in the Western Conference play-in. (nba.com) (espn.com) The Clippers led 98-85 with 9:53 left at Intuit Dome in Inglewood before the Warriors closed on a 41-23 stretch. Stephen Curry hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 50.4 seconds remaining. (espn.com) (nba.com) Curry finished with 35 points on 12-for-23 shooting and made 7 of 12 three-point attempts, scoring 27 of his points after halftime. Draymond Green added 7 points, 9 assists and 4 steals, including two late steals that sealed the win. (nba.com) (apnews.com) Al Horford changed the fourth quarter with four three-pointers and finished with 14 points in 22 minutes. Kristaps Porzingis and Gui Santos scored 20 points each as Golden State shot 19-for-41 from three for the game. (nba.com) (apnews.com) The win moved the No. 10 Warriors into another elimination game on Friday against Phoenix. The winner gets the Western Conference’s final playoff spot and a first-round series against defending champion Oklahoma City. (espn.com) (nba.com) That setup mattered because Golden State entered the night at 37-45 and without Jimmy Butler, who was lost for the season in January. Curry had returned only five games earlier from a 27-game absence caused by a knee injury. (espn.com) (apnews.com) The Clippers’ loss ended a season that finished 42-40 and snapped their playoff run for the first time since 2022. Los Angeles had the National Basketball Association’s longest active streak of winning seasons at 15, but late losses to Portland dropped the team into the No. 9 play-in slot. (espn.com) Los Angeles still got 23 points from Bennedict Mathurin, 21 from Kawhi Leonard and 21 from Darius Garland, who also had 8 assists. Leonard did not score in the fourth quarter until the final 16 seconds as Golden State’s defense tightened late. (nba.com) (espn.com) By the final minute, the game had turned into the version Golden State has trusted for more than a decade: Curry making the shot, Green making the stop, and the Warriors playing one more game. (nba.com) (apnews.com)
