The Warriors transformed what would have been their worst, ugliest, flattest defeat of the season Tuesday into one of their most inspiring, scintillating comeback victories in many a year.
Would you believe 51 years, in fact? With 9:20 to go in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors, the Warriors trailed by 27 points and were still behind by 18 entering the fourth quarter.
But behind the sharpshooting of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, a relentless defensive effort down the stretch and an Oracle Arena that sat on its hands for three quarters, then stood on its feet for almost all of the fourth, Golden State rallied for a miraculous 112-103 victory.