There’s no real way to sugarcoat this for the Warriors: their overtime collapse in Sunday’s regular-season finale, combined with their horrible final week, has sunk the once-hot Dubs out of the playoffs for the time being.
The Warriors dropped their pivotal showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers, losing 124-119 in overtime. With the loss, Golden State finishes the regular season in seventh place in the Western Conference, forcing it to host the Grizzlies on Tuesday in the first game of the NBA Play-In Tournament.
In Sunday’s epic showdown, the Warriors led by as many as 12 points in the first half and were up four with less than two minutes left, but ended up in a back-and-forth battle that required overtime.