Golden State Warriors, down 20 in fourth, steal Game 3 victory from New Orleans

The Warriors were seemingly blown away Thursday night by a Smoothie King Center crowd with four years of pent-up verve and a Pelicans team proving that its confidence isn’t audacious, but that story line didn’t include a chance for a miracle.

The Western Conference’s top-seeded team came back from down 20 points at the start of the fourth quarter and down 10 with 2:48 remaining to steal a 123-119 overtime victory.

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After the Warriors built a six-point lead in overtime on an Andrew Bogut dunk, a Tyreke Evans layup and a Ryan Anderson three-pointer trimmed the Pelicans’ deficit to 119-118 with 1:11 remaining. The teams traded wasted possessions before Stephen Curry was sent to the free-throw line for two automatic ones and a 121-118 lead with 13.8 ticks on the clock.

The Warriors fouled Anthony Davis away from ball, sending him to the line for one shot, which he made, and allowing New Orleans to inbound the ball trailing 121-119 with 10.9 seconds left. Davis missed a layup off the left side of the backboard and against Bogut’s tough defense with 4.9 seconds remaining, and Klay Thompson grabbed a rebound that sent much of the crowd scurrying for the exits.

FULL STORY: http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-down-20-in-fourth-steal-Game-3-victory-6220924.php

Outstanding comeback and overtime voctory