ESPN.com · Apr 13, 2025
Clippers clinch No. 5 seed with win; Warriors fall to play-in
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SAN FRANCISCO --- With 7:36 remaining in the third quarter, Jimmy Butler III was hunched over at the free throw line trying to catch his breath, looking very much like "Playoff Jimmy" as he and the Golden State Warriors were locked into a battle with Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and the LA Clippers.
For several West teams, the final day of the regular season felt like the playoffs had already begun. And it required overtime to determine the Western Conference playoff picture. The Clippers outlasted the Warriors 124-119 in overtime at Chase Center to settle one of the most chaotic regular-season finishes in recent memory.