By Matias Grez, CNNUpdated 0943 GMT (1743 HKT) June 14, 2022 Andrew Wiggins carried the Golden State Warriors with 26 points to a Game 5 win over the Boston Celtics.(CNN)The Golden State Warriors are now just one win away from a fourth NBA title in eight seasons after a 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Finals.After a masterful 43-point performance in Game 4, Steph Curry endured a gruesome shooting night on Monday, going 0-for-9 from three-point range.
With Curry well below his superlative best, Andrew Wiggins stepped up and carried the team to victory with a 26-point, 13-rebound performance, while also adding two assists, two steals and a block.«It's an opportunity of a lifetime,» Wiggins told reporters, per Reuters. «It's something I've worked hard for, something the team has worked hard for.
So I'm excited. I can't wait.»We're here and we're hungry. The team that wants it the most is going to get it, and we want it."Read MoreAccording to ESPN stats, it was just the ninth time that Curry had failed to hit a three pointer in a game since 2013.
The 34-year-old's cold shooting night also ended his personal best run of 233 consecutive games with a made three.Curry finished the game with 16 points, three rebounds and eight assists, but insisted his mindset going into Game 6 will be to «keep shooting.»«Very simple… I'm not afraid to go 0-for-whatever because I'm going to keep shooting and taking shots that you normally feel like you can make, and I've responded well when I've had games like that from the three-point line,» he told reporters.READ: LeBron James sets his sights on owning an NBA team in Las VegasAndrew Wiggins had to step up for Steph Curry, who didn't make a single three pointer.«I don't