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NBA play-in: Warriors stun Clippers, 76ers lock up No 7 seed vs Magic

Al Jazeera · · 877 words · By Reuters
NBA Play-in Tournament Player Performance
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Golden State Warriors to a 126-121 win over the ninth-place Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, California”
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Multiple independent sources (Daily Sabah, a news report on a play-in game, and TikTok) confirm the Warriors defeated the Clippers 126-121 on Wednesday in Inglewood, California.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stephen Curry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 50 seconds left as the Golden State Warriors rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 126-121 on Wednesday, keeping their NBA play-in hopes alive.
https://www.dailysabah.com/sports/basketball/warriors-edge-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green, left, and Stephen Curry (30) defend against Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard in the first half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game in Inglewood, Cali…
https://www.newslooks.com/stephen-curry-leads-warriors-past-…
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web search NEUTRAL — GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 126 WON OVER LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 121 TODAY'S GAME PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT 2026.
https://www.tiktok.com/@nba22action/video/762925653379627751…
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“Golden State advances to a sudden-death matchup against the Suns in Phoenix on Friday to determine the West’s No 8 seed”
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The Guardian reports on a Friday game where the Suns stifled Curry and the Warriors were eliminated, confirming the matchup occurred on Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors logo. Conference. Western. Division. Pacific.The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23), guard Stephen Curry (30) and head coach Steve Kerr are seen together in closing minutes of Friday’s game.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/18/suns-warriors-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors...
https://www.nba.com/warriors/
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“Stephen Curry punctuated a 35-point night”
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Both NBA.com and a news report specifically state Stephen Curry scored 35 points in the 126-121 win over the Clippers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Curry scored 43 points, which is the third most points in Southern Conference tournament history.[44] In the semifinals, against the College of Charleston, Curry had 20 points but Davidson lost 52–59.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry
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web search NEUTRAL — Curry supplied 35 points (12-23 FG, 7-12 3Pt, 4-5 FT), four assists, one rebound and one steal across 36 minutes in Wednesday's 126-121 win over the Clippers in the Play-In Tournament.
https://www.nba.com/player/201939/stephen-curry
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web search NEUTRAL — Inglewood, CA – Steph Curry scored 35 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 126-121 win against the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA Play-In Tournament game at Intuit Dome on April 15, 2026.
https://news4usonline.com/vintage-steph-curry-takes-out-clip…
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“Curry’s seven makes on 12 attempts from beyond the arc”
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NBA.com and CBS Sports both explicitly list Curry's stats as 7-12 from 3-point range in the game against the Clippers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wardell Stephen Curry II, also known as Steph Curry, is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, where he plays as a point guard…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry
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web search NEUTRAL — 3PT:3-Point Field Goals Made-Attempted Per Game.Steph splashes a fadeaway 3 to cut Suns' lead to single digits. 0:23. Curry gets downhill and lays it in.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3975/stephen-curr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Points Per Game. FG%. Field Goal Percentage. RPG. Rebounds Per Game.Curry supplied 35 points (12-23 FG, 7-12 3Pt, 4-5 FT), four assists, one rebound and one steal across 36 minutes in Wednesday's 126-…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/1685204/stephen-curry/
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“Warriors to a 19-of-41 long-range barrage (46.3 percent)”
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The provided web results for the Warriors' team stats in this specific game are missing or irrelevant (Wikipedia and YouTube results do not provide the 19-of-41 stat).
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco.Wilt Chamberlain averaged 41.5 points per game and 25.1 rebounds per game during his five and a half seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors) — американский профессиональный баскетбольный клуб из Сан-Франциско, Калифорния. Выступает в Тихоокеанском дивизионе Западной конференции Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации (…
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Голден_Стэйт_Уорриорз
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web search NEUTRAL — Trayce Jackson Davis is providing the most watchable basketball on the planet right now with his old-school defensive clamps and all-around beastly productio...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y9O5sCmE2Y
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“Al Horford... finished with 14 points”
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RotoWire and Athlon Sports both confirm Al Horford scored 14 points in the 126-121 victory over the Clippers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Horford recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds in limited action as the Gators defeated the Buckeyes. On March 4, 2007, in the final home game of the season against Kentucky, he became the fourth player o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Horford
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web search NEUTRAL — Horford supplied 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-7 3Pt) and three rebounds in 22 minutes during Wednesday's 126-121 Play-In Game victory over the Clippers.Horford won't start Wednesday's Play-In Tournament game …
https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player/al-horford-2816
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web search NEUTRAL — Horford had just two points in the first half as Golden State trailed by eight entering the break.Golden State Warriors center Al Horford shoots against Los Angeles Clippers forward John Collins (20) …
https://athlonsports.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/steph-cur…
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“Santos played a key all-around role for the Warriors, finishing with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists”
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The search results for 'Santos' returned information about Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) rather than the player Gui Santos.
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web search NEUTRAL — A GUI uses a combination of technologies and devices to provide a platform that users can interact with, for the tasks of gathering and producing information. A series of elements conforming a visual …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 6, 2024 · A GUI (Graphical User Interface) is a system of interactive visual components for computer software. A GUI displays objects that convey information and represent actions that the user ca…
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/g/gui.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 24, 2025 · A GUI, or graphical user interface, is a visual system that enables users to interact with machines—be that a smartphone app, an ATM machine, or a smart refrigerator. A GUI is made up o…
https://www.uxdesigninstitute.com/blog/what-is-a-gui/
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“Golden State also got 20 points from Kristaps Porzingis”
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While there are reports of Porzingis scoring 20 points in other games (e.g., against the Bulls or for the Celtics), there is no evidence in the provided results that he scored 20 points in this specific Warriors vs Clippers game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Against Slovenia, Porziņģis scored a tournament-high 34 points despite playing in foul trouble throughout the game. He scored 16 of his 34 points in the final period to help Latvia cut Slovenia's 13-p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristaps_Porziņģis
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web search NEUTRAL — Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points off the bench in his return to the Celtics' lineup.Coming off the bench, Porzingis was the early star. He entered the game with 7:17 left in the first quarter and s…
https://www.aol.com/kristaps-porzingis-immediately-makes-imp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorized Gaming Operators. NBA Store Icon NBA Store. Jerseys.NBA Game Worn.
https://www.nba.com/watch/video/kristaps-porzingis-scores-20…
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“Garland and Kawhi Leonard, who each finished with 21 points”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the points scored by Darius Garland or Kawhi Leonard in this game.
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“Bennedict Mathurin led Los Angeles with 23 points off the bench”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Bennedict Mathurin's performance in this game.
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“Philadelphia 76ers... beating the Orlando Magic 109-97 in a play-in game”
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“Tyrese Maxey scored 11 of his team-high 31 points in the fourth quarter”
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“The 76ers, who finished in seventh place in the Eastern Conference with a 45-37 record”
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“The Magic, who were also 45-37”
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“The Hornets edged the 10th-place Miami Heat 127-126 in overtime on Tuesday”
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“Starter VJ Edgecombe (19 points, 11 rebounds) and reserve Andre Drummond (14 points, 10 rebounds) each had a double-double for the 76ers”
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“Philadelphia’s Kelly Oubre Jr scored 19 points while Paul George added 16 points”
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“Desmond Bane put up 34 points for the Magic”
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“Paolo Banchero had 18 points while Anthony Black collected 13 points off the bench. Franz Wagner added 12 points”
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