How an untimely and unwarranted decision to double Kawhi Leonard sparked a stumble toward the play-in tournament

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Warriors fall to the Clippers and find themselves in the play-in bracket for the second season in a row.

The “Stackhouse” approach on defense by the Golden State Warriors — coined after Warriors assistant coach and de facto defensive coordinator Jerry Stackhouse — made a somewhat loud return against the Los Angeles Clippers, in a game the Warriors had to win to secure the number six seed and a first-round showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers (which...