<p class="title">Kevin Durant scored 43 points as the Golden State Warriors overcame a slow start on Wednesday night to defeat the Cavaliers 110-102 in Game 3 and move to the brink of sweeping the NBA Finals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Golden State, trying to win the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the third time in four years, leads the best-of-seven series 3-0.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Game 4 is on Friday night in Cleveland.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neither team led by more than three points in the fourth quarter until Stephen Curry drained a 3-pointer with 2:38 remaining for a 101-97 Warriors edge. LeBron James then made a trey of his own to make it a one-point game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Key Golden State reserve Andre Iguodala, making his return after missing the previous six games due to a bone bruise in his left knee, converted a dunk to increase the lead to 103-100.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Durant then buried a 3-pointer from 33 feet out with 49.8 seconds remaining to essentially ice the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That was amazing what he did out there tonight," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Durant postgame. "Some of those shots, I don't think anybody in the world can hit those but him."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue agreed the 3-pointer by Durant from deep was the dagger to the Cavaliers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a big shot," Lue said. "I mean, he was four or five feet behind the line, and he raised up and made a big shot for them. He's one of the best one-on-one players in our league."</p>.<p class="bodytext">James also remarked on Durant and his key shot, "He's an assassin. That was one of those assassin plays right there."</p>.<p class="bodytext">James twisted his right ankle on a layup attempt in the middle of the second quarter, but he said postgame that he'll be in the lineup Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Game 2, Golden State's had notched a 122-103 victory.</p>
<p class="title">Kevin Durant scored 43 points as the Golden State Warriors overcame a slow start on Wednesday night to defeat the Cavaliers 110-102 in Game 3 and move to the brink of sweeping the NBA Finals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Golden State, trying to win the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the third time in four years, leads the best-of-seven series 3-0.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Game 4 is on Friday night in Cleveland.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neither team led by more than three points in the fourth quarter until Stephen Curry drained a 3-pointer with 2:38 remaining for a 101-97 Warriors edge. LeBron James then made a trey of his own to make it a one-point game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Key Golden State reserve Andre Iguodala, making his return after missing the previous six games due to a bone bruise in his left knee, converted a dunk to increase the lead to 103-100.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Durant then buried a 3-pointer from 33 feet out with 49.8 seconds remaining to essentially ice the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That was amazing what he did out there tonight," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Durant postgame. "Some of those shots, I don't think anybody in the world can hit those but him."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue agreed the 3-pointer by Durant from deep was the dagger to the Cavaliers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a big shot," Lue said. "I mean, he was four or five feet behind the line, and he raised up and made a big shot for them. He's one of the best one-on-one players in our league."</p>.<p class="bodytext">James also remarked on Durant and his key shot, "He's an assassin. That was one of those assassin plays right there."</p>.<p class="bodytext">James twisted his right ankle on a layup attempt in the middle of the second quarter, but he said postgame that he'll be in the lineup Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Game 2, Golden State's had notched a 122-103 victory.</p>