For most of Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans were locked in quite the battle. But then the fourth quarter came around, and the Warriors managed to pull away with a 35-20 final stanza to win 120-119.
It’s a painful loss for the Pelicans, who are barely hanging on at 38-38 in eighth place in the Western Conference standings. Their dejection was perfectly captured in a comparison video from KNBR’s Sam Hustis.
After Klay Thompson nailed a dagger three to give the Warriors a 118-103 lead with mere minutes remaining, this camera angle shows a seemingly beyond-depressed Pelicans bench reacting to another defeat.
From Zion Williamson to head coach Willie Green, you could indeed pinpoint the exact moment New Orleans’ heart breaks into two:
POV: You just watched Klay Thompson hit a deep three to put the game away pic.twitter.com/doaNq1KHcN
— Sam Hustis (@SamHustis) March 29, 2023
Woof. That’s almost too tough to watch. Simon & Garfunkel’s timeless classic song about sadness might not do this camera angle proper justice.
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