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LOS ANGELES, USA – Golden State’s Harrison Barnes drained a 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left as the mighty Warriors held on for a 108-105 victory over the 76ers in a duel of the NBA’s best and worst in Philadelphia.
Up by 24 midway through the third period and by 15 with 5:42 remaining, the reigning champion Warriors appeared headed for a predictable win over the lowly 76ers.
But they had to fight to the wire to improve to 43-4, matching the 1966-67 76ers for best 47-game start in NBA history while the current Sixers fell to 7-41.
A 20-5 late 76ers scoring run included 7 points from guard Ish Smith.
Smith’s steal and breakaway dunk with 22.3 seconds left knotted the score at 105-105.
On the final Warriors’ possession, guard Stephen Curry fired a pass from the right wing to forward Draymond Green at the top of the circle.
He found Barnes in the right corner for the winning 3-pointer.
“He always shoots a tremendous percentage from the corner,” Green said of Barnes. “It’s like a layup for him.”
Guard Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 32 points. Curry finished with 23 points, while Green contributed 10 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Barnes, who had made just 3 of 10 shots until his game-winner, finished with 11 points.
Guard Isaiah Canaan scored 18 points off the bench for Philadelphia, including a 4-point play with 38.6 seconds left.
Thompson, who notched a season-high 45 points in a victory over Dallas on Wednesday night, had 21 in Saturday’s first half, staking the Warriors to a 73-54 lead.
Despite a welter of turnovers that totalled 23 for the game, Golden State were up 100-85 after Thompson made a layup with 5:42 to play before Philadelphia stormed back, electrifying a sell-out crowd – many of whom had turned out to cheer the Warriors. – Rappler.com
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