(ap) The Golden State Warriors have taken a 3 games to 2 lead in the NBA Championship finals with a 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics Monday night.
Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors finishing with 26 points and 13 rebounds.
Klay Thompson added 21 points for Golden State.
Steph Curry contributed 16 points and eight assists but was 0 for 9 from 3-point range. The career 3-point leader’s NBA-record streak of 132 straight postseason games with at least one 3 ended, along with his NBA-best run of 233 consecutive games with a 3 between regular season and playoffs combined.
Jayson Tatum had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who lost consecutive games for the first time in the postseason.
The Warriors can win their fourth title in eight years when the series resumes in Boston on Thursday night. If the Celtics can win at home, the series 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.
