When the moment called, Steph Curry delivered to keep the Warriors season alive. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images
April 16, 2026Updated 1:01 am EDT
Stephen Curry delivered when the Golden State Warriors needed him most.
His 30-foot 3-pointer with 51 seconds left capped a 14-2 closing run and sent the Warriors past the LA Clippers 126-121 in Wednesday’s 9-10 Play-In game at Intuit Dome.
Before the late-game surge, the Clippers led 115-110 and had been up by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter — another late collapse in a setting that has repeatedly tripped them up.
Curry, who briefly left the bench in the first quarter with an apparent injury, finished with 35 points on 12-of-23 shooting, including 7 of 12 from beyond the arc. He had just eight points in the first half after missing seven of his first nine attempts.
The Warriors advance to face the Phoenix Suns on Friday for the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed. The winner will face the No. 1-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.
For the Clippers, it marks their first missed postseason in four years — and another blown double-digit fourth-quarter lead in Play-In play.
Takeaways coming soon from the Warriors’ 126-121 win over the Clippers.
Apr 16, 2026
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