Warriors on brink of third NBA crown
cleveland — Golden State’s Kevin Durant sank a clutch 3-pointer in the dying seconds of NBA Finals game three for the second consecutive year late on Wednesday, delivering a deja vu dagger into Cleveland’s title dreams.
Durant’s jumper with 49 seconds remaining sealed a 110-102 victory for the defending champion Warriors, who now lead the bestof-seven series 3-0 and can sweep the Cavaliers for their third crown in four seasons by winning game four on Sunday in Cleveland.
“You definitely tip your hat,” said Cleveland star LeBron James. “He’s an assassin and that was one of those assassin plays right there.”
It was also eerily similar to a shot Durant made last year in Cleveland to give Golden State a 3-0 series lead on the way to a title in five games.
He’s an assassin and that was one of those assassin plays right there James, speaking about Durant
“This game was like deja vu of game three last year for him just all the way around,” said Golden State’s Draymond Green. “Just to put a dagger in them like that, it was a huge shot. Like, it was just high emotion.”
For the Warriors, it revived memories of last year’s title run and came from five feet further behind the 3-point arc than last year’s clutch hoop.
“He hit that dagger three last year, except maybe five feet closer. He got to his spot a little bit further back and hit that thing. It was beautiful,” said Warriors forward JaVale McGee. —