Draymond Green has secured 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists as the Golden State Warriors outclassed the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 for a 3-0 lead in the NBA's western conference finals.
Green had his seventh career post-season triple-double and Stephen Curry scored 36 points for Golden State, who are now a win away from a fifth straight trip to the NBA finals, with game four on Tuesday (AEST).
Australian Andrew Bogut played just three minutes for two rebounds.
CJ McCollum had 23 points for the Trail Blazers, who led by 18 points in the second quarter, while Damian Lillard added 19 points.
After trailing 66-53 at the half, the Warriors mounted a third-quarter comeback to lead 82-79 going into the fourth. Curry's three-pointer made it 98-87 with just under five minutes to go, and Portland failed to catch up.
No team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit to win in the playoffs.
In game two on Friday (AEST), the Blazers were up 15 at half-time and led by eight with four minutes left before the Warriors rallied – boosted by Kevon Looney's dunk and a game-sealing steal from Andre Iguodala – for a 114-111 victory.
Both teams switched up their line-ups for game three, with Portland's Meyers Leonard making his first start of the playoffs at centre. Enes Kanter started in all the previous games, despite sustaining a separated shoulder in the first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Warriors remained without Kevin Durant, and it's unlikely he'll return during the conference finals. The two-time reigning NBA finals MVP is still out with a calf injury and won't be re-examined until next week.
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