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Nicholas Schwartz

NBA Twitter reacts to Steph Curry’s clutch shots in Warriors’ OT win

Steph Curry’s night from long range began with a wild miss as he drilled a ball boy with a heave from the tunnel in warmups, but he dialed in his shot and came through in the clutch for the Warriors as Golden State pulled out a 125-116 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Chase Center.

The Bucks, who were without Giannis Antetokounmpo, overcame a 13-point deficit in the third quarter and held a late lead over the Warriors in the dying seconds of the game. Jrue Holiday hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.1 seconds remaining, but Curry tied the game with a 3-pointer of his own with with 19.0 seconds remaining.

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Klay Thompson and Curry dominated the overtime period, and Curry drilled another three to put the Warriors up seven with two minutes to play.

The win snapped a three-game slide for the Warriors, which had put the team in danger of sliding down the Western Conference standings.

Here’s what fans and analysts were saying about Saturday’s win:

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