SAN FRANCISCO >> Entering overtime at Chase Center, the No. 6 seed was there for the taking on Sunday afternoon.

But when presented with such an opportunity, two players who have long haunted the Bay Area franchise sent the Warriors to the play-in with a 124-119 overtime defeat.

Kawhi Leonard, six years after leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title over Golden State, showcased a vintage collection of mid-range jumpers, strong drives and unarguable isolation moves to score 33 points.

Then James Harden, who battled the Warriors for years as the Rockets’ superstar, put in 12 during overtime to help shut the door on the Warriors.

With the Timberwolves, Grizzlies and Nuggets winning their games, the Warriors (48-34) are the seventh seed and bound for a Tuesday night home game with the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Warriors squandered a double-digit advantage in the second quarter, and multiple second-half leads too.

Steph Curry scored 36 but had eight turnovers, and Jimmy Butler put in 30, while Brandin Podziemski scored 19. Harden scored 39 to lead the Clippers.

Curry did his best to carry the Warriors to a series with the Lakers, scoring 18 in the fourth quarter alone and burying three 3-pointers during that stretch.

But with an opportunity to break the deadlock with 32 seconds left, the franchise point guard turned it over. Leonard missed a mid-range shot at the buzzer send it to overtime.

Even after falling behind early in the extra period, the Warriors just wouldn’t go away. Draymond Green, Curry and Jimmy Butler each scored to make it 121-119 with 50 seconds left.

After Green got the stop on and forced Leonard to turn the ball over, the Warriors were able to get Green open on a layup that would have tied the game with 26 seconds remaining.

Green missed the layup, but Leonard missed 1-of-2 free throws to give the Warriors the ball, down three with six seconds remaining.

Buddy Hield missed the potential game-tying shot from behind the arc on the left wing, and Harden closed things out from the line from there.

It was a dramatic end to a game that left the Warriors battered and bruised.

Green suffered an injury scare midway through the first quarter, when he appeared to injure his neck after diving for a loose ball.

The veteran forward went back to the locker room with 6:22 left in the first quarter, but returned a few minutes later and checked back into the game.

Golden State finished the first quarter on a 13-1 run to take a 33-25 lead into the second period. Butler scored 10 points in the first 12 minutes, including six in the final 75 seconds of the first quarter.

Golden State also scored 16 points in the paint, taking advantage whenever the 7-foot Ivica Zubac was on the bench and making 8-of-9 shots.

The Warriors’ 15-0 run extended into the second quarter and concluded with the team earning a 39-25 lead.

The defense deserved much of the credit.

Moses Moody guarded Leonard, Norm Powell and Harden at different points, and thrived against all three.

After taking a 44-33 lead with 6:42 left in the second quarter, the Clippers went on a 16-4 run and took a 49-48 lead on a Harden baseline floater.

Curry gave the Warriors a 58-57 lead on a fading 3-pointer from the left wing with six seconds remaining in the half, but Powell sent the Clippers into the locker room with a 60-58 lead by making a contested 35-foot buzzer-beater.

Green’s two third quarter 3-pointers and more Butler buckets gave Golden State a 72-71 lead, but the Clippers continued to have success in isolation.

Harden was able to get downhill, and Leonard buried one-on-one jumper after iso jumper.