San Francisco – Entertainment in extra time at the Chase Center, seed No. 6 was there for the bar on Sunday afternoon.
But when such an opportunity presented them, two players who have long pursued the franchise of the Bay area sent the Warriors to the play with a defeat of 124-119 in extra time.
Kawhi Leonard, six years after bringing the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title about Golden State, showed an old collection of medium -ranking jumpers, strong units and indescribable isolation movements to score 33 points.
Then, James Harden, who fought against the Warriors for years like the superstar of the Rockets, attracted 12 turning overtime to help close the Warriors.
With the Timberwolves, Grizzlies and Nuggets winning their games, the Warriors (48-34) are the seventh seed and are destined for a house on Tuesday night with the Grizzlies of Memphis.
The Warriors wasted a two -digit advantage in the second quarter, and also multiple leadership in the second half.
Steph Curry scored 36 but had eight ball losses, and Jimmy Butler put 30, while Brandin Podziemski scored 19. James Harden scored 39 to lead the clippers.
Curry did everything possible to take the Warriors to a series with the Lakers, scoring 18 only in the fourth quarter and burssting three tring of 3 tweezers that section.
But with the opportunity to break the point of dead with 32 seconds, the franchise shipowner turned it around. Leonard lost a medium range shot in the bell sent it to extra time.
Even after getting back early in the extra period, the Warriors would simply disappear. Drayond Green, Curry and Jimmy Butler scored to do so 121-119 with 50 seconds.
After Green stopped and forced Leonard to turn the ball, the Warriors were able to open Green on a tray that would have tied the game with 26 seconds removering.
Green lost her tray, but Leonard lost 1 of 2 free throws to give the Warriors the ball, two seconds with six seconds, tracing.
Buddy said that the potential game shot was lost from behind the arch on the left wing, and the things closed in Harden from the line from there.
It was a dramatic ending for a game that left the battered and bruised Warriors.
Green suffered a scare of the injury in the middle of the first quarter, when he seemed to hurt his neck after diving through a loose ball.
The veteran striker returned to the locker room with remaining 6:22 in the first quarter, but returned a few minutes later and reviewed the game again.
Golden State finished the first quarter in a 13-1 race to take an advantage of 33-25 in the second period. Butler scored 10 points in the first 12 minutes, including six in the last 75 seconds of the first quarter.
Golden State also scored 16 points in the painting, taking advantage of when the Ivica Zubac of 7 feet was in the bank and making 8 of 9 shots.
The Warriors 15-0 race spread to the second quarter and concluded with the team by winning an advantage of 39-25.
The defense deserved much of the credit.
Moses Moody protected Kawhi Leonard, Standard Powell and James Harden at different points, and prospered against all three.
After taking an advantage of 44-33 with 6:42 remaining in the second quarter, the clippers had a 16-4 and tok race and a 49-48 advantage in a Harden baseline float.
Curry gave the Warriors a 58-57 advantage in a triple that fades from the left wing with six seconds in the middle, but Powell sent the clippers to the costumes with an advantage of 60-58 when making a shock absorber disputed 35 feet.
The two triples of Green’s third quarter and more butler buckets gave Golden State an advantage of 72-71, but the clippers continued to succeed in isolation.
Harden was able to get downhill, and Leonard buried a jumper one by one after the ISO jumper to help the clippers give an 81-78 advantage with 15 minutes remaining in the regular season.
Los Angeles made the moves they needed to lower the section, sending Golden State to a game game against Memphis.
