{"id":451362,"date":"2022-05-23T07:07:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T04:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/warriors-wiggins-handle-mavericks-in-game-3-to-take-3-0-lead\/"},"modified":"2022-05-23T07:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T04:07:36","slug":"warriors-wiggins-handle-mavericks-in-game-3-to-take-3-0-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warriors-wiggins-handle-mavericks-in-game-3-to-take-3-0-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"#Warriors, Wiggins handle Mavericks in Game 3 to take 3-0 lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e5f5eb1d3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e5f5eb1d3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warriors-wiggins-handle-mavericks-in-game-3-to-take-3-0-lead\/#%E2%80%9CWarriors_Wiggins_handle_Mavericks_in_Game_3_to_take_3-0_lead%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Warriors, Wiggins handle Mavericks in Game 3 to take 3-0 lead&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWarriors_Wiggins_handle_Mavericks_in_Game_3_to_take_3-0_lead%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Warriors, Wiggins handle Mavericks in Game 3 to take 3-0 lead&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>DALLAS \u2014 Stephen Curry shimmied for the TV crew, Andrew Wiggins shook Luka Doncic with a posterizing dunk and the Warriors are thinking sweep.<\/p>\n<p>Curry scored 31 points, Wiggins\u2019 playoff career high 27 points included the\u00a0dunk that was originally called an offensive foul\u00a0and Golden State beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-100 Sunday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s looking like Dominique Wilkins out there,\u201d Klay Thompson said of Wiggins after scoring 19 points as the Warriors moved to the brink of the NBA Finals, three years after the end of a five-year run that yielded three championships.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State, which swept Portland in its most recent West finals in 2019 before Toronto won the title, goes for the sweep in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 4 on Tuesday in Dallas. No team has rallied from 3-0 down to win an NBA playoff <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL-GSW_.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Stephen Curry finished with a team-high 31 points.\" class=\"wp-image-22371128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL-GSW_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL-GSW_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL-GSW_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL-GSW_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Stephen Curry finished with a team-high 31 points.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love the position we\u2019re in,\u201d Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. \u201cI love the fact that our team came in and got the win tonight. This was the one we felt like we had to get. Coming here up 2-0, you\u2019ve got to take advantage of your momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doncic scored 40 and beat the first-quarter buzzer with a 32-footer that got the crowd going with the Mavericks again at home trailing 2-0, as they did against top-seeded Phoenix before winning the West semifinal series in seven games.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398738210.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Luka Doncic shoots during the Mavericks' Game 3 loss to the Warriors.\" class=\"wp-image-22371133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398738210.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398738210.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398738210.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398738210.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Luka Doncic shoots during the Mavericks\u2019 Game 3 loss to the Warriors. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But that\u00a0shimmy-inducing bucket from the young superstar\u00a0was a blip on an otherwise rough night from 3-point range for the Mavericks, who missed their first seven and finished 13 of 45.<\/p>\n<p>Reggie Bullock and Maxi Kleber, two long-range specialists for Dallas, missed all 12 of their 3s combined and were 0-15 overall. Both went scoreless, offsetting Spencer Dinwiddie\u2019s 26 points off the bench. Jalen Brunson scored 20.<\/p>\n<p>Wiggins\u2019 one-handed dunk over Doncic midway through the fourth quarter was called a foul because his elbow made contact around Doncic\u2019s neck as Doncic jerked backward and fell. But the replay ruling after Kerr challenged was incidental contact, giving Golden State a 93-83 lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got hit a little bit, but that was impressive,\u201d Doncic said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to lie. I saw the video again, and I was like, \u2018Oh \u2026\u2019 That was pretty incredible. I wish had those bunnies.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Warriors-Mavericks-Basketball.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Andrew Wiggins dunks on Luka Doncic during the fourth quarter.\" class=\"wp-image-22371134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Warriors-Mavericks-Basketball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Warriors-Mavericks-Basketball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Warriors-Mavericks-Basketball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Warriors-Mavericks-Basketball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Andrew Wiggins dunks on Luka Doncic during the fourth quarter. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398739166.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Andrew Wiggins dunks on Luka Doncic during the fourth quarter.\" class=\"wp-image-22371136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398739166.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398739166.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398739166.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398739166.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Andrew Wiggins dunks on Luka Doncic during the fourth quarter. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About a minute later, Wiggins, who matched his playoff career high with 11 rebounds, moved quickly down the right baseline for a follow dunk on a miss by Curry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust feeling the energy,\u201d Wiggins said of his dunk over Doncic. \u201cThat\u2019s the main thing when I seen the rim. That\u2019s all I seen. They tried to take it away from me, but \u2026\u201d Wiggins said, interrupting himself with a laugh before thanking Kerr for the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Curry scored 11 points in the third quarter, giving the Warriors their biggest lead at 78-64 with a\u00a0step-back 3 in the final minute\u00a0and turning to the national TV crew for a close-up view of his shoulder shimmy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398733970.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Stephen Curry reacts during the Warriors' Game 3 win over the Mavericks.\" class=\"wp-image-22371129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398733970.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398733970.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398733970.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398733970.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Stephen Curry reacts during the Warriors\u2019 Game 3 win over the Mavericks. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Doncic scored 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Mavericks tried desperately to close the gap, but fell to 2-6 in his three playoff seasons when the 23-year-old, three-time All-Star scores at least 40 points.<\/p>\n<p>One of Dinwiddie\u2019s 3-pointers got Dallas within five points with 1:15 remaining, but Jordan Poole answered with one from the left wing just inside the final minute.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks, playing past the first round since first-year coach Jason Kidd was the point on the Dirk Nowitzki-led team that won the 2011 title, lost a nine-point lead in the final four minutes of the first half two nights after failing to hold a 19-point lead on the road in a Game 2 loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just the beginning of this journey,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cI know you guys have us winning the championship before the season started. And that\u2019s a joke if you didn\u2019t get it. This is a lot bigger than just this one game or this series. This is huge for our franchise because none of you guys had us here.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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