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The season is over, but the work has just begun. Or some crap like that. The Golden State Warriors lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.

Rookie forward Draymond Green walked out of Golden State's practice facility Friday holding a yellow "We Are Warriors" shirt, taking home the small souvenir to savor the team's captivating playoff run.

They were globally insignificant and, on the whole, an object of civic ridicule.

Harrison Barnes had a solid regular season, making the All-Rookie first team as a debatable choice for that honor.

Slow at the start of the series and strong at the end, the San Antonio Spurs wore out the Golden State Warriors the way they have so many other opponents.

Where to begin? While the NBA owners were expected to endorse the relocation committee's recommendation and keep the Kings in Sacramento, the scene at the Hilton Anatole these past two days was filled with tension, drama, anger, and perhaps surprisingly, more than an occasional display of humor and humility.

The title of the mystery seemed pretty obvious to most observers of the Warriors in Game 5: The Strange Disappearance of the Greatest Shooting Backcourt in NBA History.

So let's take a moment to look past last night's somewhat devastating loss and 3-2 deficit in the Western Conference Semifinals, and look forward to the future that those three guys look poised to lead us toward.

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan is fouled by Golden State Warriors' Harrison Barnes, left, and Golden State Warriors' Festus Ezeli also defends during the first half in Game 5 of a Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in San Antonio.

Both teams have won convincingly on the other's home court, and both have let winnable games slip through their fingers.

Stephen Curry is the headline story. Andrew Bogut 's presence another. David Lee 's torn hip flexor and the impact it had on Harrison Barnes another key reason.

They had swung and missed in the NBA draft. In 1996, they chose center Todd Fuller 11th overall, two picks ahead of Kobe Bryant.

Every year in the playoffs there always seems to be a team that surprises everyone, and the Golden State Warriors are carrying the torch in 2013.

LUC Longley once said he believed he did more for Australian basketball in the red-and-black than the green-and-gold but all that will change from today.

His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his team's season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of his career until a text message popped up on his phone around 2 a.m. Saturday.

Center Andrew Bogut, limited by first-half foul trouble, delivered the defense and rebounding Sunday that helped rally Golden State to a 97-87 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs, knotting their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Bogut grabbed 18 rebounds, becoming the first Warriors player in 40 seasons to reach that total twice in ... (more)

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Harrison Barnes had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Stephen Curry scored 22 on an injured left ankle and the Golden State Warriors rallied past the San Antonio Spurs 97-87 in overtime Sunday to even the Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece.

It was hardly an offensive explosion by the Warriors. Their star point guard, Stephen Curry, was a shell of himself.

Stephen Curry scored 22 on an injured left ankle, Harrison Barnes had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past the San Antonio Spurs 97-87 in overtime Sunday to even the Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece.