Durant stakes teamto 3-0 lead

san antonio » Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the injury-riddled San Antonio Spurs 120-108 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.

Golden State has a chance to complete its third straight series sweep in Game 4 on Monday night. The Warriors are the third team in NBA history to win their first 11 playoff games. Cleveland is 10-0, with a 2-0 lead over Boston in the Eastern Conference final.

Stephen Curry added 21 points and became the franchise leader in postseason points, passing Hall of Famer Rick Barry.

Already without leading scorer Kawhi Leonard and starting point guard Tony Parker, the Spurs lost David Lee to a left knee injury in the opening quarter.

Lee left with 2:57 remaining in the first, unable to put anyweight on his left leg after Draymond Green kneed him in the back of the leg on a drive. Joel Anthony had to take a free throwinplaceof Lee, who was taken to the locker room in awheelchair. Lee’s status is unknown.

San Antonio still managed to match a postseason high with 33 points in the opening quarter and led by as many as six points in the first half.

The Spurs played on emotion, but they eventually succumbed to thewarriors’ firepower.

Durant had 19 points in the third quarter.

Golden State shot 55 percent from the field and was 11 for 27 on 3-pointers.

Klay Thompson had 17 points, and Javalemcgee added 11 points, including 11 in the opening quarter for thewarriors.

Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 21 points, joining Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-jabbar as the only players age 39 or older to score 20-plus points in a conference final.

Lamarcus Aldridge had 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting after stressing it was imperative for him to score following Leonard’s injury.

Sanantonio has been outscored by 73 points since Leonard left Game 1 with 7:52 remaining and the Spurs leading 78-55.

• Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a hip injury, further damaging the team’s chances in the Eastern Conference finals against Cleveland.

The Celtics made the announcement Saturday, a day after Thomas left Game 2 at halftime.

“Isaiah has worked tirelessly to manage this injury since it first occurred,” Mckeon said. “In order to avoid more significant longterm damage to his hip, we could no longer allow him to continue.”

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