Golden State Has Enough in Reserve : Pro basketball: After taking a five-point lead in overtime, the Clippers are outscored, 8-1, and lose, 116-114.

The Clippers opened without John Williams and lost Stanley Roberts to an eye injury in the second quarter, then Danny Manning to fouls with 27 seconds to play in overtime. The Golden State Warriors, with Sarunas Marciulionis and Billy Owens already on the injured list, went the final 15:35 without Chris Mullin, the league’s No. 2 scorer who was ejected on a second technical foul.

So who was left come the end of Wednesday night’s game at the Sports Arena? The Warriors, who claimed a 116-114 overtime victory at the Sports Arena and a sweep of the home-and-home, two-day series despite the Clippers getting 31 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals from Ron Harper.

More specifically:

--Paul Pressey, who began the season as a Warrior assistant coach, was activated when the injuries hit and added to his unusual season by making one of two free throws for a 115-114 lead with 27 seconds to play.

--Tyrone Hill, who started the Golden State comeback from a 113-108 deficit midway through the overtime with an offensive rebound on which he was fouled and hit two free throws.

--The Warriors’ defense, which held the Clippers to one free throw in their final five possessions. Golden State finished the game with an 8-1 run.

--Warrior pride, most of all. It has taken its lumps this season with an 8-11 start before the consecutive victories over the Clippers. A little luck has brought it back in winning a game they admit they should have lost.

“No question about it,” Coach Don Nelson said.

Especially in the wake of the loss of Mullin.

“Oh, yeah,” said Tim Hardaway, who had 19 points and 10 assists. “That could have been a real bad situation, but we turned it into a great situation. Not a good one, a great one.”

Not so great when it mattered were the Clippers, who again had a problem putting an opponent away.

The next-to-last attempt to win hurt most. Coach Larry Brown called time out with 27 seconds to play, instructed the Clippers to try and drive to the basket, and told Kiki Vandeweghe to station himself outside to shoot if everything else was cut off. What Brown got instead was Gary Grant, who had played well until then, missing a 15-footer with about 15 seconds to play and Golden State leading, 115-114.

After Jud Buechler made one free throw with 13 seconds to play for a 116-114 advantage, the Clippers tried again, with similar results. The game ended with Mark Jackson throwing a bad pass, recovering the loose ball and missing a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer.

“We were leading by five (points) with two-something to go,” Harper said. “We just didn’t put the game away. We allowed them to maintain, to stay somewhere in the game.”

Somewhere soon turned out to be the lead at the end. The Clippers had lost for the third time in four games.

For all the talk of Golden State’s being a defensive sieve, you wouldn’t know it by the Clippers, who had scored 104, 97, 100, 127 and 105 points in the five games before getting 90 on Tuesday at Oakland. That was the fewest points by a Warrior opponent since Sacramento scored 87 on March 10, 1991.

The Clippers lost Roberts after he was inadvertently poked in the left eye by Hill with 6:39 to play in the second quarter. Roberts, who will be examined today to check what was diagnosed as a scratched cornea, had only three points and three rebounds, but his departure was significant because he provided one of the few obstacles to the Warriors’ driving toward the basket.

Clipper Notes

John Williams, bothered by pain and swelling in both knees for some time, missed the game because of tendinitis and is questionable for Friday’s game against Minnesota in the Sports Arena. Extra concern comes in that Williams’ right knee is surgically repaired, and he is playing at about 30 more pounds more than the desired 260. So, at a time when he needs to be working out to get in better shape, he might get limited time on the court. . . Clipper Coach Larry Brown, who talks regularly with Jerry Tarkanian, said he was not surprised to read that the San Antonio coach is considering quitting after this season, his first in the NBA. “This is such a long season,” Brown said. “What’s he lost, 10 games this year? That’s probably more than he lost in three years in college. He’s a great competitor and a great coach. I hope he stays in the league. He’s great for the league.” The two have known each other since Brown’s days at UCLA while Tarkanian was at Nevada Las Vegas, but became better friends last season, when Tarkanian traveled with the Clippers as an analyst for SportsChannel.