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MANILA, Philippines – The Golden State Warriors closed Game 3 on an 11-0 run to squeak past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 118-113, to grab their 3rd consecutive win in the NBA Finals, Wednesday, June 7 (Thursday Manila time) at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
The Warriors controlled the first two quarters before Kyrie Irving took over pulled off two consecutive ankle-breaking bank shots on top of LeBron James’ efforts to pull off a 6-0 run to take an 87-94 lead.
Klay Thompson’s crucial three-pointer from Kevin Durant trimmed the lead to only one point, 108-107, with 4:39 remaining in the last quarter.
Kevin Durant connected the clutch trey to take the lead, 114-113, with 45.3 to play.
Thompson had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists as Steph Curry posted a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds.
James contributed 39 points and 11 rebounds while playmaker Irving finished with 38 markers, 6 boards and 3 assists in the losing effort. The Warriors can close out the series on Saturday, June 10 at 9 am (Manila time) in Cleveland.
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 hole in NBA Finals history. – Rappler.com
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