By ReutersPublished On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors keep their NBA playoff hopes alive, eliminating LA Clippers from the play-in.Al Horford connected on four 3-pointers in the final 5:37 of a Western Conference play-in game, lifting the 10th-place Golden State Warriors to a 126-121 win over the ninth-place Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, California.Golden State advances to a sudden-death matchup against the Suns in Phoenix on Friday to determine the West’s No 8 seed and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s first-round playoff opponent. The loss ends the Clippers’ season.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHorford’s late-game hot streak was part of a game-ending, 27-13 Golden State run. Stephen Curry punctuated a 35-point night by burying a deep 3-pointer with 50.4 seconds remaining, putting the Warriors ahead to stay, 120-117. Curry’s seven makes on 12 attempts from beyond the arc paced the Warriors to a 19-of-41 long-range barrage (46.3 percent).Despite Curry’s contributions, it was Horford who stole the show.The 39-year-old veteran had just two points off the bench before his late onslaught. He finished with 14 points, set up for his pivotal baskets off two assists from Gui Santos, sandwiched between a pair of assists from Curry.Santos played a key all-around role for the Warriors, finishing with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. Golden State also got 20 points from Kristaps Porzingis, including six straight points over one stretch in the fourth quarter.Porzingis followed up converting a successful and-one opportunity with a 3-pointer, the sequence trimming a nine-point Clippers lead to three with 8:17 to go. Advertisement Los Angeles answered when Darius G …
