The Golden State Warriors are just one win away from entering the NBA finals. The Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks again in the Western Conference play-off finals on Sunday (local time).
The 109-100 (48-47) away win gave the former champions a 3-0 lead in the series, needing four wins to advance.
Even a strong performance by their star Luka Doncic could not prevent the defeat of the Mavericks. The Slovenian scored 40 points, 21 of them in the final quarter. Doncic has thus overtaken Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas team history in play-off games with at least 40 points. Doncic now has eight such games, while Nowitzki has done it seven times.
The Warriors led for the entire second half and went on a 12-3 run to take a double-digit lead midway through the third quarter. Stephen Curry with 31 points and 11 assists and Andrew Wiggins with 27 points and 11 rebounds led the visitors. Wiggins provided the highlight of the game with a dunk over Doncic in the middle of the final period.
Glue without points
For the Texans, Maxi Kleber remained without a point. The German international missed each of his five shots from the field and grabbed four rebounds in 25 minutes. On Tuesday (local time) the Mavericks will host the Warriors for the fourth duel. The Texans have to win this one, otherwise the season is over for them.
