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The ball reached Kevin Durant’s hands. Eventually it reached Stephen Curry’s hands, too.
That left Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni having some unpleasant thoughts creep into his mind.
Fortunately for the Rockets, that nightmare did not happen. Unfortunately for the Warriors, Durant and Curry could not make a 3 to force overtime in a game they did not deserve to win, anyway.
The Warriors lost, 112-108, to the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday to tie the series at 2-2 and force a Game 6.

In the Warriors’ 129-110 Game 6 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, Kevin Durant showed how his behind-the-scenes work can produce a masterpiece. Durant scored a playoff career-high 50 points while shooting efficiently from the field (15-of-26), from 3 (6-of-14) and from the free-throw line (14-of-15).

Courtney Cronin, Cam Inman and Dan Brown look at the biggest storylines for the 49ers headed into the start of fall camp on Friday.

The San Francisco 49ers are more than three weeks into their search for a new head coach and general manager, yet remain in a holding pattern while top coaching candidate Kyle Shanahan prepares for Super Bowl LI with the Atlanta Falcons. Bay Area News Group's Courtney Cronin and 49ers beat writer Cam Inman detail where the Niners are at in the process, how the search has gone and which general manager candidates could fit best with Shanahan in San Francisco.

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York met with members of the media on Monday to discuss the firings of head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke. York  focused heavily on the need for the franchise to establish a "championship culture" to eventually top his ultimate goal of winning a championship. This will be the Niners' third offseason spent in search of a new head coach.

The San Francisco 49ers season is almost over. Bay Area News Group's Cam Inman recaps one of the worst years in franchise history and what may happen after the team's finale against Seattle in Week 17. Left tackle Joe Staley and wide receiver Rod Streater join this week's episode to preview the Niners-Seahawks matchup and takeaways from the 2016 season.