Warriors finally lose consecutive games, on brink of elimination

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The stage was set for a classic, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors instead suffered another stomping from an Oklahoma City Thunder team that appears to be the paradoxical dominant underdog. Game 4 of the Western Conference finals ended after the Warriors lost contact in the second quarter and couldn’t close the gap in a 118-94 loss on Tuesday night.

Before the slaughter, the Warriors faced some miniature adversity at Tuesday morning’s shootaround. A group entered some of the cheaper seats at Chesapeake Energy Arena and started screaming chants for their home team. With mischievous intent, Draymond Green, who stirred controversy in Game 3 for kicking Thunder center Steven Adams below the belt, kicked his leg in their general direction.

If he was to be public enemy No. 1 in these parts, he might as well relish it. Green’s game is multifaceted, but defiance might define it. When he started the game, boos serenaded his every touch. But he was pressing, far too hard. The result was a series of passes nowhere close to the mark.

After this latest stomping in Oklahoma City, it’s now hard for the Warriors, down 3-1 in the series, to stand in defiance of the facts — and an ominous reality. Are they done? No, not technically. It’s theoretically possible for a team to win …

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