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CLEVELAND -- Kevin Durant pushed the Golden State Warriors to dynasty's doorstep.

LeBron James could be in the exit door. Durant scored 43 points, draining a long 3-pointer in the last minute to cap his magnificent performance, along with the Warriors beat James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, 110-102, in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night to move within a victory of a sweep, their second straight title and third tournament in four years. And Cleveland could be down to a last match with James, who recorded his 10th triple-double from the finals. The three-time winner can opt out of the $35.6 million deal and also examine free agency this summer, and it may be time for the 33-year-old to find a team capable of beating the Warriors. These Cavs can't figure out it. CBSSports.com's Kyle Boone writes,"There'll be endless banter about where free-agent-to-be LeBron James decides to signal when he chooses to leave Cleveland. However one destination, the Los Angeles Lakers, has been the most talked landing spot for the superstar for quite some time now." With the Cavs down 103-100, Durant stood and nearly motionless after dropping his 33-footer - nearly from precisely the same spot from where he hit one in Game 3 last season - and effectively ended the fourth consecutive finals matchup between two teams that have gotten to know each other well because 2015. After Durant scored, Stephen Curry and Draymond surrounded Durant and cried in their teammate, who calmly walked toward the seat. "I tried to just stay in the zone," Durant said, admitting that he was worried the Cavs could still come back. Durant said the similarity with last year's shot - a second that helped establish his first championship - didn't happen to him. "No, not at all," he said of the comparison. "I only took the shot." There was. "It was like deja vu watching him hit that shot ," Cavs ahead Kevin Love stated. Golden State will have four opportunities to wrap up its name beginning with Game 4 on Friday night. The Warriors are attempting to join a select list of teams to win three championships in four years. James scored 33 points and Kevin Love added 20 for the Cavs, who have fallen into the hole where no team has ever emerged. Cleveland came back from a 3-1 deficit to stun the Warriors at the 2016 finals, but that was when Durant was in Oklahoma City and James needed a different supporting cast. "We had our opportunities," James said. "You can't make errors. They're not going to beat themselves." The Warriors won even though a 3-of-16 shooting performance from Curry, who did come up big down the stretch because the Cavs were hoping to salvage their season. Durant, that tilted this rivalry toward the West Coast when he signed up with the Warriors as a free agent before last season, was brilliant from the beginning. He helped offset a rough night for Curry, who made a finals-record nine 3-pointers in Game 2, but was just 1 of 10 from behind the arc and did not score his second field goal until there were under three minutes left. Curry's scoop shot put up the Warriors 98-97 and defensive pro Andre Iguodala, who didn't play Games 1 or 2 due to a knee injury, came up with a sneak under the basket. Curry eventually murdered a 3 and after James matched him with a lengthy shot, Iguodala drove the lane for a dip dip. Seconds later, Durant delivered his dagger to silence Cleveland's audience. "The shot clock was running back, I had been pretty much out, I only wanted to get a look," Durant said. "I didn't wish to run there and take a terrible shot, fall on the floor and they got numbers moving the other way so I decided to pull up." James made a layup to pull the Cavs within four, it was too little too late as the Warriors shut out it and beat Cleveland for its fourth straight time in finals games. Together with JaVale McGee acquiring three point-blank shots at the rim, the Warriors opened the third quarter with a 9-3 spurt and it was not long until they took their first lead on Curry's two free throws. Read more: betonline review usa