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Steph Curry’s late heroics lead Warriors to NBA play-in win over Clippers

Nypost · · 697 words · By Associated Press
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/sports/stephen-currys-late-heroics-lead-warriors-t…

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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Stephen Curry hit seven 3-pointers while scoring 35 points”
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One web search result explicitly confirms Curry scored 35 points with seven 3-pointers in a game against the Spurs. However, other results mention different point totals (17, 28, 36) or different 3-point counts (5), making it unclear if this refers to the specific game in the article's context.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the game seven loss, Curry scored 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting.[130].He came off the bench to score 28 points in a 121–116 win.[162] In Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, Curry scored 35 poi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry
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web search NEUTRAL — Stephen Curry scored 35 points and matched his season high with seven 3-pointers while also dishing out six assists, and the Warriors held off Wembanyama and the slumping San Antonio Spurs 118-112 on …
https://abc7news.com/sports/stephen-curry-scores-35-points-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch highlights of Steph Curry's 36-point performance in the Golden State Warriors' win vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7rzBBOvQKw
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“Curry and Green have already done it all and won it all during their 14 years and four championships together.”
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The evidence provided contains general information about Curry and Green but does not specifically confirm the '14 years and four championships together' statistic in a single corroborating source.
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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 — Stephen Curry is 38 years old. Where was Stephen Curry born?Stephen Curry has made at least $413,605,897 playing professional basketball. How much does Stephen Curry make? Stephen Curry made $55,761,2…
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01.htm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Coach Steve Kerr share a moment and a hug as the game was coming to a close! Kerr said this week before the game, “This is an opportunity we might not ever get again…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/ker-curry-e-green
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“The Golden State Warriors ‘ visit to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night was merely a play-in game”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, NBA announcement, and a play-in win article) confirm the Warriors played the Clippers in a Play-In game on a Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — It was a Play-In game, well below Golden State’s highest highs. It was against the Clippers, hardly a juggernaut. But none of this stuff is beneath the Warriors. They’re legends. Hall of Famers. Giant…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7201293/2026/04/16/draymond…
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the Play-In Tournament on Wednesday, 126-121, giving them a chance to play the Phoenix Suns for the eighth seed in the conference.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nba-announces-mistake-warr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Warriors coach Steve Kerr speaks to reporters after Golden State’s 115-110 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night at Intuit Dome. INGLEWOOD, Calif.The Warriors dropped both their play-in gam…
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/clipper…
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“Golden State sitting eight games below .500 and in 10th place in the Western Conference.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and YouTube links for the team, with no specific mention of their record or conference standing for the season in question.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors...
https://www.nba.com/warriors/
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web search NEUTRAL — Official YouTube page of the Golden State Warriors. For full coverage of the team, visit www.warriors.com.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeYc_OjHs3QNxIjti2whKzg
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“this 126-121 comeback victory”
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Two independent news sources (Nypost and Al Jazeera) explicitly confirm the Warriors defeated the Clippers with a score of 126-121.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Warriors advanced into today’s game with a 126-121 win over the Los Angeles Clippers
https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/sports/how-to-watch-warriors-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Golden State Warriors to a 126-121 win over the ninth-place Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, California
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/4/16/warriors-upset-cl…
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“Golden State overcame a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter”
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One web search result mentions Curry scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter to spark a comeback, but it does not explicitly state the team overcame a 13-point deficit specifically in the fourth quarter.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco.The Warriors won its next championship in Philadelphia in the 1955–56 season, defeating the Fort Wayne Pis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors star scored 13 of his team-high 33 points in the fourth quarter and caught fire with just over nine minutes left, after a drive toward the basket in which he thought he got f…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32740684/stephen-curry-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Official YouTube page of the Golden State Warriors. For full coverage of the team, visit www.warriors.com.In the midst of their historic 73-9 season, the Golden State Warriors stepped into a Saturday …
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeYc_OjHs3QNxIjti2whKzg
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“Curry, who scored 27 points in a dominant second half.”
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One YouTube result mentions Curry scoring 27 points in a return to action, but it was in a loss to the Lakers, not the game described in the article.
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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 — Stephen Curry scored 27 points on 8-20 shooting in the Golden State Warriors' loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzLd1XWvIuQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Stephen Curry. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01.htm…
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“Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists”
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One specific source (sfstandard.com) confirms Porzingis had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in the Warriors-Clippers play-in game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Porziņģis recorded 11 points, five rebounds, and two blocks during the season-opening 113–87 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on 21 October 2021.[92] He played three games before missing a string of games wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristaps_Porziņģis
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web search NEUTRAL — Porzingis was more than just a bystander. Porzingis, the newest in a long line of supporting cast members, chipped in 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two blocks.
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/16/kristaps-porzingis-warrior…
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web search NEUTRAL — While Kristaps Porzingis is nearly as tall as Edey, his game is quite different. Porzingis likes to hit fadeaway jumpers and even deep triples.Against the Hornets, Porzingis recorded 20 points, seven …
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-kri…
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“39-year-old Al Horford shocked the entire arena when he hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter of just his third game since missing a month with a strained right calf.”
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One source explicitly confirms Al Horford, aged 39, hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter during the play-in win. Other sources only confirm his age.
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web search NEUTRAL — Al Horford, aged 39, played a crucial role during the fourth quarter, sinking four three-point shots that powered the Warriors’ charge.
https://www.sportingpedia.com/2026/04/16/curry-and-horford-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 6-foot-9 Florida product, 39, was one of the more intriguing big men on the board heading into the summer. But his free agency — and that of every other talented center/power forward beneath him i…
https://www.si.com/nba/celtics/onsi/news/celtics-rumors-nba-…
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“The superstar was playing just his fifth game since returning from a 27-game absence with a knee injury”
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“Leonard got only two shots in the fourth quarter.”
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“Leonard finished with 21 points”
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“Jimmy Butler went down for the season in January”
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“Moses Moody was sidelined in March”
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“Golden State finished the regular season on a 5-15 skid to its worst record in a full regular season since 2012.”
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