Andrew Wiggins leads Golden State Warriors to 3-2 NBA Finals lead

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Andrew Wiggins delivered perhaps the biggest game yet in his eight-year pro career with 26 points and 13 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 104-94 on Monday night for a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals.

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Former Washington State standout Klay Thompson added 21 points for the Warriors.

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Golden State’s Stephen Curry contributed 16 points and eight assists but the all-time three-point leader’s league-record streak of 132 straight postseason games with at least one three-point basket ended, along with his NBA-best run of 233 consecutive games with a three-pointer between regular season and playoffs combined.

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Curry was 0 for 9 on three-pointers and 7 for 22 overall. “Uh, keep shooting, very simple,” a smiling Curry said of his approach. “I’m not afraid to go 0-fer or whatever because I’m going to keep shooting.”

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Exhibiting a determined confidence and grit all evening, Wiggins drove through the lane for an emphatic one-handed slam with 2:10 left to cap his brilliant performance on both ends of the court. The All-Star is on the cusp of being on a championship team for the first time.

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“It’s something I dreamt about for sure, being in the league, and this is the ultimate stage,” Wiggins said. “It doesn’t get bigger than this.”

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The best-of-seven series resumes in Boston on Thursday night and if the Celtics can win at home they will return to the Bay Area for a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday. All five games so far have been decided by 10 or more points.

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Boston’s Marcus Smart was whistled for a technical foul and then an offensive foul in a one-second span early in the fourth quarter. He overcame a slow start to score 20 points, while Jayson Tatum had 27 points and 10 rebounds.

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Jordan Poole knocked down a 33-foot three from the left wing to beat the third-quarter buzzer as the Warriors took a 75-74 lead into the final 12 minutes after the Celtics roared back in the third quarter.

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The Celtics found their own third-quarter magic that has long defined Golden State’s success in the second half.

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Boston trailed 51-39 at the break before charging back with a 35-point outburst in the third.

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