(UPDATE) LOS ANGELES — James Harden scored 39 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 124-119, in overtime to clinch the final playoff spot in a thrilling last day of the NBA regular season on Sunday.
Harden's superb display in San Francisco helped the Clippers bag the fifth seed in the Western Conference and sets up a first-round postseason series with the fourth-seeded Denver Nuggets.