Celtics move within two wins of title after holding off Warriors in Game 3

• Celtics take 2-1 lead in best-of-seven-games NBA finals
• Jaylen Brown leads Boston with team-high 27 points
• Game 3: Golden State 100-116 Boston - as it happened

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics beat back another third-quarter onslaught by the Golden State Warriors in a 116-100 victory Wednesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals.

Marcus Smart added 24 points and helped lead a defensive effort that held the Warriors to 11 points in the fourth quarter,