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The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers face off in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at 9 p.m. ET on Monday night. The contest will take place in Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

ABC will televise Game 5 and host the "NBA Countdown" preview show, which begins at 8:30 p.m. ET. Fans can also live-stream the game on WatchESPN.

With a series-clinching win, the Warriors will cement its status as one of the best (if not the best) NBA teams of all time. However, if the Cavs spring an upset, they'll head back to Cleveland for Game 6 with an incredible amount of momentum.

Here's a look at three questions leading up to Game 5.

Three Questions

Can J.R. Smith Put Up a Repeat Performance?

The Cavaliers shooting guard scored just three points combined in the first two games of the NBA Finals. However, when the series moved to Cleveland, he scored 15.5 points per game over his next two contests, making five three-pointers in Games 3 and 4.

Simply put, the Cavs aren't going to win Game 5 if the Smith from Games 1 and 2 appears. He needs to stay on fire from beyond the arc, like he was when the Cavaliers beat the Warriors in the NBA Finals last season.

In the Cavs' four wins, Smith averaged 14.0 points per game and made 12 of 30 three-pointers. In the Cavs' three losses, Smith posted 6.0 points per game and hit just four of 15 threes.

If Smith can hit his threes, the Cavs should at least be close in the fourth quarter.

Who, If Anyone, Will Step Up From the Cavs Bench?

The Cavs bench hasn't provided the necessary scoring punch needed to win this series. No reserve has managed to score double digits in any NBA Finals game this year.

Of course, it certainly could happen. For example, Kyle Korver scored 18 points against Toronto in a series-clinching victory. Deron Williams scored 14 points in just 17 minutes versus Boston.

Korver in particular is the X-factor. If he can come in and start knocking down threes, it's a whole new ballgame. One has to imagine that LeBron James and Kyrie Irving will continue their scoring surge, but they need help to keep up with the Warriors. Korver can provide that assistance.

Can Cleveland Slow Down the Warriors Attack?

Remarkably, Kevin Durant hasn't scored fewer than 31 points in any of the four NBA Finals games. He has shot 52.3 percent from the field and 43.3 percent from three-point range.

Cleveland has no answer for Durant. The one saving grace is that the Cavs won Game 4, 137-116 despite 35 points from KD. Therefore, Cleveland showed that it can win even with KD scoring points in bunches, but it has to slow down the rest of the Dubs attack.

The Cavs were able to do that in Game 4, as Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combined for just eight field goals, but it's unlikely that Curry and Thompson will stay cold for the remainder of this series.

Curry is probably the best shooter the game has ever seen, and Klay Thompson isn't far behind him, for he holds the record for the most points scored in a quarter (37).

Expect a track meet in Golden State on Monday night. The question is whether Cleveland can keep up.