Warriors beat Clippers to advance to the play-in tournament

Steph Curry notched 27 of his 35 points in the 2^nd half, Al Horford had his 4 three-pointers during the Warriors’ electrifying 4th-quarter comeback, and the organization advanced in the NBA’s play-in tournament with a 126-121 win against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Stephen’s 7^th three-pointer broke a tie with less than a minute to play for the 10^th-place Golden State, who came back from a 13-point deficit in the last quarter.

The Warriors ended on a 16-6 run and held Kawhi Leonard scoreless in the 4^th until the final seconds of the match.

After this time-defying rally, Steph, Green, and the playoffs-tested Golden State are 1 match from another postseason berth despite going 37-45 in the regular campaign and losing Jimmy Butler for the campaign at the beginning of the year.

The team will travel to Phoenix to play the Suns tomorrow, with the winner facing OKC in the 1^st round.

Kawhi notched 21 points for Los Angeles, who missed the postseason for the 1^st time since 2022 and only the 3^rd during a streak of 15 straight winning campaigns. LA led 98-85 with fewer than 10 minutes until the end, but ended up losing.

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With just under 10 minutes to play, the Warriors trailed by 13 points. From there, GSW:

▪️ Outscored LAC 41-23
▪️ Shot 14-18 (.778) from the field
▪️ Drained 8 threes pic.twitter.com/wwSTKQ2kDp

— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2026