OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tyronn Lue said he and his coaches are huddling to find "adjustments of what's hurting" the Cavaliers in the Finals, where they lost the first two games to Golden State.

Some ideas:

Jordan Clarkson is 3-of-13 shooting in the Finals. He's shooting, missing, and isn't passing. In the

Jeff Green is 5-of-16 in the series and the Cavs have been outscored by 16 in the two games when he's on the court. Green was 1-of-6 on 3s in Game 1.

Kyle Korver has four points in two games. He's 1-of-6 shooting in the two games. Counting last year's Finals loss to the Warriors, Korver is 8-of-25 shooting and 6-of-20 on 3s in seven Finals games against Golden State.

JR Smith 5-of-19 in this series, including 2-of-9 in Game 2. "Terrible," he said. "I've got to shoot the ball better."

Stephen Curry has 14 3s in two games.

These are a good place to start. LeBron James remains on fire, personally dominating this vaunted Warriors team like no other. But Lue and LeBron also know the answers are few and options limited to address the bigger picture -- James is playing great but the Cavs just can't break through in this rivalry right now.

"Me and my coaches were looking at some things to make some adjustments of what's hurting us," Lue said. "But, like I said, I didn't think we started the game with the physicality we did in Game 1. It was too easy for them. They ran around a little too freely, so that's how they were able to score and kind of get control of the game early."

Over the last seven playoff games against the Warriors, LeBron James is averaging 35.4 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 10.1 assists. The Cavs are 1-6 in those games. He was 10-of-20 shooting with 13 assists in Game 2.

Kevin Love is having a decent series (21.5 ppg) and George Hill added 15 points in Game 2. But the areas where the Warriors are exploiting the Cavs are evident.

Who is Lue going to play instead of Clarkson as backup point? He obviously doesn't trust rookie Cedi Osman and Rodney Hood played himself out of the rotation. They also don't want to expose Jose Calderon to the Warriors' speed and pressure.

Clarkson would seem to be a candidate for an adjustment the Cavs could make, but, they contend, he applies pressure on defense and is getting himself open to shoot. He just can't make them. He's shooting .301 from the field and .239 on 3s this postseason.

"I think he's comfortable because he keeps shooting," Lue said of Clarkson at practice Saturday. "He's not making shots right now. One thing about J.C., he's confident. He's not scared. So he's got to be able to step up and make his shots."

Green was a hero at the end of the Celtics series, subbing in for the injured Kevin Love. He's started slowly now in three of the Cavs' four playoff series. But his versatility on defense and his ability to get to the basket will save him against the Warriors.

For as dangerous Korver is as a 3-point threat, Golden State has totally neutralized him.

"We know with Korver, since he's been here they do a good job of locking into him," Lue said. "Anything we run for him, they switch out, deny and take it away. So if he's not getting shots, it's tough on him because he's not going to beat too many people off the dribble.

"But Jeff could be more assertive, I think."

No one's asked him in a while, and at the time it happened James oddly had little say about it, but he's got to be wondering if this series would look any different if Dwyane Wade were still here.

Wade is James' best friend and a three-time champion. He signed as a free agent with the Cavs because he wanted to play in this series, and given Cleveland's dearth of bench scoring, the 16.6 points he averaged off the Heat's bench in the playoffs would look great on the Cavs.

Wade was traded to Miami for a protected second-round pick in 2024. In other words, Cleveland gave him away -- ostensibly because Lue and the front office wanted to play younger players like Osman and Hood and Clarkson. None can be counted on, now.

Wade as an antagonist to both Lue and Kevin Love in the locker room, and was traded along with five others on Feb. 8.

"I put our team in position to try to win a championship, to compete for a championship," James said. "You know, it's my job to make sure that we're as focused, laser focused as possible, do my job, and continue to instill confidence into my teammates until the last horn sounds.

"That's my job. That's my responsibility. That's my obligation, and I need to continue to do that, which I will."

As is often the case when the Cavs struggle defensively, they were talking about a lack of communication after letting Curry get loose for a Finals' record nine 3s.

Tristan Thompson grew indignant when asked if he felt helpless switching onto Curry on the pick and roll. "No. (Expletive). No," Thompson said.

It was a rough weekend out here in the Bay for the Cavs. They felt Game 1 was stolen from them through poor officiating (and a missed free throw and a giant JR blunder), and they cracked under the relentless pressure the Warriors apply with their ball movement and 3s.

If there's one adjustment the Cavs can make for Game 3, it's to simply move on from what happened here.

"At the end of the day, if you don't give effort and you don't play hard, you never give yourself a chance to win," Thompson said. "At the end of the day, you control what you can control. Just go out and play. Make or miss, you think you got fouled, you think it's a travel -- you have to get back on defense and communicate. That's what Golden State wants. They want you to hang back, complain to the refs because they're going to come down and knock a three in your face."