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The Cleveland Cavaliers' biggest adjustment heading into Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals is simple: win.

Dredge up all the 3-1 jokes from 2016 you like, but understand that no historical precedent for resiliency, however recent, gives Cleveland a shot to climb out of a 3-0 hole. It's not happening.

In light of what we saw during Games 1 and 2, securing a win Wednesday seems impossible.

Remember, though, that the Warriors won the first two games of last year's Finals by a combined 48 points. That lends some perspective to this year's plus-41 margin heading into Game 3. It also fosters some semblance of hope for the Cavs.

These Dubs are different from the 2016 edition. They're better. Scarier. Deeper. Seemingly angrier.

That's part of the reason why suggesting adjustments for them feels somewhat ridiculous.

Still, the Warriors aren't perfect. They've admitted as much following both contests, and though those admissions should worry the Cavs—getting smoked by a team that could be playing better sure sucks the life out of comeback talk—it allows Cleveland a couple of potential weak points to exploit.

Game 3 won't officially decide the series, but it will determine whether the Cavaliers' faint hopes glimmer a tad longer...or get snuffed out altogether.