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2017 NBA Finals --- Kevin Durant 3 brings Warriors 1 game away from title (PHOTOS) By Paolo Catapang PhilBoxing.com Thu, 08 Jun 2017  CLEVELAND -- Kevin Durant nailed a 3 from 26 feet to give the Golden State Warriors the lead for good as they rallied late to take Game 3 of the NBA Finals, 118-113, Wednesday night at the Quicken Loans Arena. Down 113-107 with 2:25 to go, things appeared bleak for the Warriors, but the defending champions Cavs couldn't close the show as the Warriors went on a game-ending 11-0 run. Durant finished with 31 points, making 10-of-18 from the field and 4-of-7 from long distance. "He took over. You can tell, he knows this is his moment. He's been an amazing player in this league for a long time, and he senses this is his time, his moment, his team," Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters during the post-game press conference. The Warriors, leading the best-of-7 championship series 3-0 can wrap things up Friday night (Saturday morning in Manila) when the Cavaliers host Game 4 at the Quicken Loans Arena. The Warriors are undefeated in these playoffs, setting a record with a 15-0 slate. "I've never been in this position before. I don't want to relax. It's not over. This is a crazy game. Anything can happen. So I don't want to relax or feel like it's over, it's not," Durant said. As brilliant was Durant was, the Warriors' victory was far from a one-man show as Steph Curry registered 26 points while and Klay Thompson, who carried much of the load in the opening half, finished with 30. Draymond Green had another all-around performance with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Golden State shot 48.2 percent from the field (40-of-83) 48.5 percent from 3-point range (16-of-33). They also made 22 of their 24 free throws. LeBron James was superb once again, carding 39 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists on 15 of 27 shooting. Kyrie Irving had 38 points while J.R. Smith added 16. But Kevin Love struggled mightily with just 9 points, going 1-for-9 from the field. Trailing 67-61 at the half, the Cavaliers won the third quarter, 33-22. but they were outscored 29-19 in the final 12 minutes. 
The Warriors celebrate their huge Game 3 win at the Quicken Loans..Photos also show PhilBoxing.co scribe Paolo Catapang witn Warriors starts Steph Curry and Kevin Durant postgame. (Warriors team photos courtesy of the web, photos with Curry and Durant by Homer Sayson@philboxing.) Click here to view a list of other articles written by Paolo Catapang.  |
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