Oklahoma City --
Already filling in for injured do-everything swingman Andre Iguodala, Warriors second-year forward Harrison Barnes decided to take on even more responsibilities Friday night.
It almost worked.
With David Lee and Klay Thompson struggling, Barnes defended Kevin Durant and took on the secondary scorer role next to Stephen Curry, helping the Warriors force overtime before falling to Oklahoma City 113-112 on Russell Westbrook's three-pointer at the horn in front of a thoroughly entertained sellout crowd at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Barnes tied a career-high with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting, to go along with four assists in 42 minutes. He started off hot, but his biggest plays of the night came late.
He recalled some of his playoff breakout by scoring seven of the Warriors' nine points during a span that gave them a 99-94 lead with 3:45 remaining. Curry put the Warriors ahead 103-102 with a leaning banker at the 1:31 mark, but Serge Ibaka made a pair of free throws for the 16th of 19 lead changes, and Thompson missed a runner at the other end.
After Durant missed a corner jumper, Lee was fouled while corralling the rebound and made one free throw to tie it 104-104 with 24.3 seconds left. Barnes played solid defense to make Durant force a missed a fadeaway jumper as time expired in regulation.
The Thunder led 110-106 in overtime, when Barnes swiped a dribble from Durant and streaked to the other end of the floor to pick up a foul and trim the deficit to two with 1:56 remaining. After a Westbrook missed three-pointer, Lee made a layup for the game's 13th tie at the 1:25 mark.
Jeremy Lamb missed a three-pointer with about a minute remaining and was left guarding Barnes in transition. Head coach Mark Jackson immediately called for Curry to toss the ball to Barnes, who drove past Lamb and made a reverse layup for a 112-110 lead with 45 seconds left.
Durant missed a runner in the final 10 seconds, but the Warriors couldn't secure the rebound before knocking it out of bounds and giving Oklahoma City one more chance with 9.4 ticks on the clock. Ibaka missed a 15-footer, but the long rebound found Westbrook in the corner for the game-winning three-pointer.
The Warriors have lost nine straight games in Oklahoma City and still have one more chance to try to wrap up a season series victory against the Thunder for the first time since before the franchise moved from Seattle ahead of the 2008-09 season.
The Warriors (9-8) showed some heart on the 1-2 road trip, but they've lost five of their past six games. The Thunder (11-3) have started the season 8-0 at home, including Wednesday's victory that snapped San Antonio's 11-game winning streak.
Curry finished with a team-high 32 points to go along with 11 rebounds and five assists, and Bogut had 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Thompson had 16 points on 5-of-19 shooting, failing to make a three-pointer until 4 1/2 minutes remained in the third quarter, and Lee had 10 points on 2-of-12 shooting, making his first field goal with 3:24 left in the third quarter.
Oklahoma City got 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists from Durant, who came into the game averaging 30 points on 51 percent shooting and career-bests 8.6 rebounds and five assists in 22 games against the Warriors. Westbrook added 34 points and seven assists, and Ibaka had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Rusty Simmons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: rsimmons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Rusty_SFChron
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