Giants SWEEP The Dodgers and Warriors Pluck The Pelicans

No doubt about it, Thursday, April 23, 2015 was as an emotional roller coaster sports day for bay area fans. I was lucky enough to be at AT&T Park to witness the comeback game of this young baseball season. Under sunny skies,  timely hits finally returned to the lineup as San Francisco pulled off a three game sweep of the NL West Division leading Dodgers 3-2 in 10 innings.
Yes, two walk-off hits in two days to ignite a moral comeback and rocket the Giants to just three games back of Los Angeles.
"We weren't playing the type of baseball we're capable of playing," Manager Bruche Bochy said after the game. "I think this was a test for us, and they rose to the occasion. (The Dodgers) came in hot and we had to play our best ball against those guys."

The heroes were many on the winning home stand, one of the Giants' new guys, Justin Maxwell recorded the one-out single that scored Angel Pagan from third and sent the daytime crowd home chanting, "sweep LA!"
"Every time I walk up to the plate, I try to hit it hard," said Maxwell who tripled and homered in Tuesday's series opener, a 6-2 Giants win that stopped the Dodger's 7 game win streak. Maxwell collected two more hits Thursday.
But nobody is happier on this Thursday night than the Golden State Warriors who came back from a third quarter 20 point deficit to shock the sold out New Orleans home crowd and outplay the Pelicans 123-119 in Overtime.
It was such a surprising turn of events that first year Coach Steve Kerr called it a "Miracle" comeback.
"I'm going to have to watch the tape to see what actually happened," joked Kerr. "We have something special with our team. They are never out of the fight. They have great confidence. Sometimes a little too much confidence. We got a little careless, but this team is really talented."
Talented is just one way to describe Stephen Curry who again used his play to prove he is the league's MVP.  The shot of the game without a doubt was an incredible three pointer from the corner over rushing defender, Tyreke Evans with Anthony Davis falling on him. Curry made it and tied the score with 2 seconds left.  Of course the foul wasn't called but New Orleans couldn't made the ensuing basket and the game went into overtime.
"It's as good as it gets. A three with two seconds left and he got fouled," said Kerr. "To make that shot it shows what Steph is all about. It's why he's steph curry."
Curry finished the night with 40 points. He did have to take 29 shots but in the end nobody cared about that statistic.
"It's just a matter of finishing out the game," said Curry. "From a 20 point deficit in one quarter it was huge. The whole game we were fighting hard, competing. We were missing shots we normally make. But we never got too down on ourselves. We just keep telling each other,  it's a long game."
According to ESPN Stats & Info, only two other teams have overturned a similar deficit.
"I told them how proud I was of their competitiveness," said Kerr who was also a little frustrated. "We weren't composed the first three quarters. I didn't recognize the team that was out there. But they have a competitive fire that allows them to do this and it's fun to see. I just felt it was a miracle we had another chance."
Asked if he thought it was a miracle, Klay Thompson laughed.
"I don't know if it was a miracle, but it was huge," said Thompson who finished with 28 points. "I was just proud of how everyone responded."
The heartbeat of the Warriors, Draymond Green had 12 points and 17 rebounds, a key to the late comeback.
"It's  amazing.  We just never give up," explained Green. "We have a hustlers mentality. We fight until the end."
And the end is now seemingly near for the Pelicans who fall to 0-3 in the best of seven series and were reminded that no lead is safe with the number one ranked Warriors.