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Curry's 37 lift Warriors 3-2 lead over Cavs in finals

Xinhua, June 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Stephen Curry made seven 3-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-91 on Sunday night for a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals.

James, the four-time MVP, had 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, leading all players in points, rebounds and assists in Game 5. He's the first to ever do that twice in NBA Finals. Tristan Thompson added 19 points and 10 rebounds and J.R. Smith grabbed 14. Iman Shumpert finished with 10.

Stephen Curry had 37 points and seven rebounds. Draymond Green finished with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Golden State. Andre Iguodala added 14 points and seven rebounds.

The physical first half ended with Harrison Barnes' dunk over James to start a three-point play that put the Warriors up 51-50.

James struggled in the third, scoring just four points and handing out one assists.

The Warriors closed on a 10-2 run to take a 73-67 lead entering the fourth. Curry added a cutting layup and buried a three, and he scored five in a row, giving Warriors a 96-86 lead with 2:44 left to put the game beyond reach. Endi