Spurs costs the Warriors their playoff seeding by winning on a Harrison Barnes’ 3-pointer buzzer beater. Barnes, a former Warriors, made the 3-pointer with just 3 seconds left in the game.
"20 POINTS FOR THE FORMER WARRIOR."
HB CALLS GAME IN THE BAY 🔥 https://t.co/nM6PmQ561S pic.twitter.com/pSbZPzCk7L
— NBA (@NBA) April 10, 2025
Harrison Barnes scored 20 points, making 6 of 9 three-pointers, while Stephon Castle and Keldon Johnson both scored 21 points, and a combined 11 rebounds. It was a no bearing game for the Spurs for the lost has a lot of implication for the Western Playoff standings, it moved the Warriors from the 6th seed to the 7th seed, in the NBA play-in tournament.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 30 points and 8 rebounds, while Jimmy Butler III added 28 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Draymond Green was flirting with a triple-double game with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. In the post game conference, Warriors Draymond Green said “We messed around with the game and we lost. ”
Draymond Green: “We’re not children. We’re adults. Champions. We know what it takes… We messed around with the game and we lost. That’s how it goes.” pic.twitter.com/yymsp7Pqrl
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) April 10, 2025
The Warriors’ last 2 “must win” games against Portland and LA Clippers, in order to avoid being included in the NBA play-in tournament.
