Golden State Warriors

With a Game 3 victory, Curry and the Warriors push the Mavericks to the brink of elimination

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DALLAS, Texas (AP) Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Andrew Wiggins added 27, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 109–100 on Sunday night

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Klay Thompson scored 19 points, including a pair of clutch fourth-quarter three-pointers, as the Warriors moved within one win of a return to the NBA Finals

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Golden State, who swept Portland in the 2019 West finals before Toronto won the title, will try to complete the sweep in Game 4 on Tuesday in Dallas

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Doncic scored 40 points and broke the first-quarter buzzer with a 32-footer as the Mavericks trailed 2-0 at home against top-seeded Phoenix before winning the West semifinal series in seven games

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That shimmy-inducing bucket was a blip on an otherwise poor night from three-point range for the Mavericks, who missed their first seven attempts and ended 13 of 45

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Reggie Bullock and Maxi Kleber, Dallas' two long-range specialists, combined to miss all 12 of their three-point attempts and were 0-for-15 overall

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Both players went scoreless, cancelling Spencer Dinwiddie's 26 points off the bench. Jalen Brunson scored 20 points

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Midway through the fourth quarter, Wiggins' dunk over Doncic was first called an offensive foul

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The Warriors appeared, and it was determined that Wiggins' elbow to Doncic constituted accidental contact, giving Golden State a 93–83 advantage

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About a minute later, Wiggins, who had 11 rebounds, went fast down the right baseline for a follow dunk on Curry's miss

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The Warriors set an NBA record by winning at least one away game for the 26th straight series

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