Cavs face Warriors in crunch match

● The Cavaliers made the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history from 1- 3 down to beat Golden State in 2016, no team has ever rallied from 0- 3 down to win the title. ● The Cavaliers are 8- 1 at home in this year’s playoffs, losing only in their first-

Cleveland, June 5: Defending champion Golden State has seized command of the NBA Finals as the series shifts to Cleveland, where the Cavaliers must continue their home playoff magic to sustain any hopes for the title.

The Warriors, seeking their third crown in four seasons, could complete a sweep in the best- of- seven showdown with road wins Wednesday and Friday after taking a 2- 0 edge with a 122- 103 home triumph Sunday.

“I don't think we’re close to our ceiling, which is good for us,” said Warriors forward Draymond Green. “We can play so much better.

We’re going to need that going out on the road,” he added.

While the Cavaliers made the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history from 1- 3 down to beat Golden State in 2016, no team has ever rallied from 0- 3 down to win the title.

“We have to make sure that we really bring it in game three because that’s really the game right there,” Cavs forward

Kevin Love said.

The Cavaliers are 8- 1 at home in this year's playoffs, losing only in their first- round opener against Indiana.

“We feed off our crowd. We really get up to play at home. We know that come Wednesday we’re going to have to be better,” Love said.

“Just being in front of our crowd will be huge for us,” he added

But the Cavaliers, facing Golden State in the finals for the fourth year in a row, are only 4- 4 against the Warriors at home in all finals.

The Cavaliers were the most recent victims of an NBA Finals sweep, being blanked by San Antonio in 2007 in the first finals trip for LeBron James, now playing in an eighth consecutive finals and ninth overall.

James won two titles with Miami and achieved his goal of bringing a crown to his home region, but the four- time NBA Most Valuable Player would fall to 3- 6 in the finals with a loss this year.

The Warriors have imposed themselves upon the Cavs early and see that as crucial for more success.

“We have got to come out with a sense of urgency to start,” Warriors forward Kevin Durant said.

“They have only lost one game so they are very confident there. We’ve just got to come out, stick to our game plan, keep playing hard and we’ll be fine,” he added further.