Xbrofs at home. What about the splash brothers . Theyve been kind of quiet so for in the nba finals. Do steph and klay dominate . Dao they take over in game three tonight . And kevin love hes out tonight because hes still in the concussion protocol. Is it possible the cavs might be better thrill without him, former warrior will be be in the starting lineup tonight. The warriors know theyll see a d desperately cavs team. Weve been talking about cleveland has to win this game to have my hope to catch the series. A virtual must1 for the cavs. We know were playing against a great team. Theyre coming home. They can change the momentum around just with one win. So weve got to be ready. Im the leader of this team and we have other guys that are ready to step up. Obviously its a do or die game for us. Cant afford to go down 3 hoif. We need to have that same mentality because for whats at stake, if we are able to go up 30, that is a great position to be in. Obviously its easy. We feel good about our sfs. We protected home court. Won by a big margin. But we havent played an away game yet. We havent played in this building. We know how much better teams are when they get home. Reporter yeah, home can make a big big difference. Golden state strangely 03 in game threes this postseason. The other streak thats working in it this game is the cavs 70 at home in the playoffs. Which streak will continue tonight . I will have to say that the cavs streak is going to continue. I think in part because when you look at this team, if this team, if the Cleveland Cavaliers have any pride in themselves, if they have any chance of competing in this series, they have to win this game. Otherwise, the warriors will win this game in four or five. It will just be be a matter of formality at that time. Wow. Picking cleveland. Cant wait to see what everybody says on twitter after that. My goodness. Well give out his address in just a few minutes. Oh, wow. Wow reporter i know, i know. A little early in the day for shots fired. But the cavs, theyre leaving draid monday green wide open because naturally theyre obsessed with stopping the splash brothers steph and klay. Theyre distributing the ball its sort of like a p pick your poison. The cavs are drinking the hem lock and dying. You have to feel a little bad because if you tell anybody youre going to come into the bar yarz and really limit klay and steph and youre good to lose by the most points in nba history finals history, you think people are nuts. I think that you know thats what is so amazing about cleveland. Theyre shellshocked because they did everything they had to do and yesterday they are down 02. So it must be be frustrate forge them. But this is the thing. We have a great team in the sense that these guys know if one thing is not going, you go to the secondary thing or try to create opportunitiesor for the rest of the players. Yeah. The cavs have lebron. Im not sure their secondary or tertiary guys havent shown up. They need to find somebody to deliver tonight. Lets get to cleveland. Weve got mike shumann standsing by with one of the gentlemen who will call the game. Jeff van gundy. Reporter coach, game three has been tough for the warriors, 03 in the playoffs. Theyre a good road team but i think the story here tonight is cleveland. They have got to win this game. Well, if they want to win the series they have to win tonight but i think golden state will play well. I think curry and thompson will lead the charge. I think green will be dominant defensively. And then i think a lot of it comes down to the others. Can they make their shots or not . But for Cleveland James has to be special. Irving has to be special. And their defense must be be much better. Reporter without kevin love, what does that do to cleveland . In some ways defensively it can make them more versatile. But this was a tough matchup for him to score. Like when theyre trying to post him against Draymond Green tlashgss a tough match jum. Ill be interested to see who they start in his place. Reporter you think the long athletic teams have given the warriors trouble. So channing pride and mauz dauf might be guys to give them just that. Yet theyre not even close to as athletic as Oklahoma City. So the plan that may have been really good for Oklahoma City and it was, it cant be replicated easily because they dont have the same athletes, the same lateral quickness, the same length. So its going to be interesting to see who he starts. I think theyll play much much better, but listen, i think golden state can play much better as well. Reporter which is sort of scary, right . Well, for cleveland it is. Im not so sure for the golden state war yar fan its is. Reporter lebron is caught between putting the team on his back and keeping everybody involved. Is this a team where he just has to take over . Looshk, first he needs to cu down on his turnovers. Second thing i think its look to score in advantageous situations. I think sometimes hes getting right to the rim thinking pass versus think score and let the defense dictate whether you pass the ball or not. I think hes going to have to be be great. That doesnt mean great shooting but it means efficient. It means opportunistic and making tough plays down the stretch. Reporter coach, we appreciate your time. Enjoy the broadcast. Absolutely, thank you so much. Reporter back to you guys. All right, shu, jeff and his brother grew up in martinez. Keeping the broadcast in the bay area here. Were going to be tweeting all night about whats happening in cleveland on and off the court. Tweet any of us. Reporter lets bring some sense into the program. Well go back to San Francisco with dan ashley and kristen sze. Get us back on track, dan. Well try, larry. Adonal, thanks very much. Good job, guys. A lot to get to here tonight. Yes. Abc 7 News Reporter Alyssa Harrington is live outside oracle arena in oakland. But first lets go to Amy Hollyfield efield in cleveland. Amy . Reporter it is a fun atmosphere in cleveland, i have to say. For the fans theres a live band out here at this fanfest. And look over here, fans are so devoted to their cavs theyre even getting temporary tattoos. Now, if youre starting to think maybe youd like to come out for fridays game, weve got advice for you from fans who traveled from the bay area. They point out, you still have lots to time to make it. Theyre staying in cleveland about their beloved cavs but is it the blues . The team is down two games to nothing against the golden state warriors. Its kind of like the blues and inspiration, yeah, taixt. A mixture, yeah. A remix, yeah. Reporter youre not sure what mood everyone is in right now . You know, its not over until the fat lady sing and she hasnt sung yet. Reporter there are war yars fans here in cleveland, some who decided at the last minute to catch a flight out of the bay area. No. Ive always been a warriors fan so we had a bunch of friends that, you know, decided we wanted to go last minute so were here. Reporter if youre thinking of coming to cleveland for fridays game, these guys say you should do it. I think its a lot cheaper than oracle. Its a lot choop he tharn the warriors home games. I would say dont book tickets earlier. Booking probably the day before would get you really good seats. Reporter be ready to face a lot of love for the cavs. This fan from san jose is even rooting for cleveland. Probably safer for me to be here than in oakland rooting for lebron. Reporter he paid 1200 for his ticket. He says hes going to be right behind the warriors bench. And keep in mind tomorrow the sharks play just a couple of hours from here in pittsburgh so you can get two for one. Were hearing thats what the warriors executives are planning to do with their day off tomorrow. Reporting live from cleveland, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. 1200 wouldnt get you behind the bench at oracle. Not even close. Amy, thanks. The army of warriors fans is growing by the minute. Thats right. Chris nguyen is live with fans in san jose. But more to get to. Lets get to alyssa live outside oracle at the biggest watch party on record. Alyssa . Reporter well, the gold carpet is out and fans are starting to trickle in. As we know, tickets for a home game are very expensive. You might spend runs or thousands of dollars for a seat. These watch parties are just 20 bucks and families tell me this gives them a chance to be part of the playoffs action without the price. Its game three of the nba finals and fans are feeling good. I know theyre going to just taefr it up tonight so make lebron look shameful. The playoffs have been really crazy. Iguodala playing good defense. Curry doing his thing with thompson. I think were going to win it in five. Reporter the hottest fashion statement of the moment warriors gear. Terrence kelly says people have tried taking his finals hat off his head. This one everybody wants. My sister is trying to get it off my head because were going to the watch party tonight. Reporter the warriors success means ticket prices are skyrocketing. Tonight fans can get into oracle for only 20 bucks. The team is hosting an away game watch party. When i heard it was just 20, i was like, so what the players arent going to be there, but the hype is still going to be there, the excitement is still going to be there. Reporter this is what it looked like at the last viewing party, clear leaders, confetti and dubs nation out strong. Stillble to turn oracle into roaracle. And you can see fans going through the metal detect rz. By the amount of people were seeing come through, it almost feels like a home game. If you saw what it was like at the last watch party, it really is can feel like it, too. Thats why so many people want to watch these games surrounded by other warriors fans. There are still Tickets Available for tonights watch party, but game four is sold out. Reporting live at oracle arena, abc 7 news. You thank you. Stay here with just about 19 minutes left in our countdown to game three, we have a lot more to bring you here. Thats right. This is a live look inside quicken loans arena in cleveland where the cavs have a reason to feel concerned. Can cleveland get back on track, or will the warriors derail them again . Well get analysis from espn insider mark spears. Who wouldnt be excited to get a shirt signed by all the warriors . Up next, meet the teams oldest fan whos ready for a repeat. Stay with us as you look live in cleveland, the abc 7 news warriors pregame show is just Getting Started for you. Who knows . Who knows . I mean, i first two game threes we didnt have steph. That was kind of a big deal. Last game three we got crushed by Oklahoma City. So i dont have an answer. I just know that whatever happened a month ago or six weeks ago has nothing to do with whats 0 going to happen tonight. Reporter warriors coach steve kerr looking for an elusive win in a game three as we bring you back and look live in cleveland at the quicken loans arena where the cavs fan are desperate for a win, their team is desperate for a win. They need the win in game three, adonal. They do. Reporter the philosophy of coming in and outshoot the best team in nba history at knocking down threes, you can question that coming into the series. But now youre two games in, what do you do if youre tied . Do you just say, weve got to go bic or go home . Lets try to muscle the warriors like we did in last years finals . It has to be go big or go home. One area that you think every team has something they can do well, rebounding, shot blocking, being big, intimidation. Cleveland has nothing. Theyve been outmuscled, outmanned, outrebounded. You have to throw something dramatic at golden state. So i think theyre going to try to go big tonight. I dont know if its going to help. I dont know if they can do it in the whole game but maybe in spurts. One thing theyll have to do is knock down threes. The cavs are shooting 27 from three point range in this series so far. Now, thats 16 points below their average in the playoffs. How much will just being at home help them feel comfortable . Well, i think being at home is more than just sleeping in your own bed. I think for these guys its going to be more about having those conversations about, you know, what do we need to do to kind of get back into this series . You see j. R. Not taking open shots, lebron is refusing to take three point shots. They need to find the confidence. They need to find themselves. They seem out of sorts and sometimes going back home with your fans they can kind of calm you down a little bit. This is one of those games where i watched j. R. Smith his nickname is swish, j. R. Swish. We havent seen a lot of swishes from j. R. So far. But hes the kind of guy back home he might be able to turn it to swish tonight, which could be a problem for the warriors. Lets head back to cleveland and get more from shu. Reporter thanks, larry. Were joined now by marc spears, espn writer for the undefeated and game three has been kryptonite for the warriors, 03 in the postseason. I always said its the toughest game to win, change of venue and home team fans. Well, i think it typically is the toughest game to win and the series really doesnt start until a team wins on the road. But theres a lot of pressure off this Warriors Team i think because they beat them so bad. Reporter right. They beat them so bad twice. They dominated them twice. Love wont be here so its almost like theyre playing with the house money. And the scary thing for cleveland is the warriors are actually to me a better team on the road. Reporter i think everybody was surprised at how poorly cleveland played in games one and two after watching them in the eastern conference playoffs. What do they have to do, especially with kevin love out here tonight, to take game three . I dont know if i usually have some fake answer or something to give. I dont know. Reporter lebron has to take over . He cant do it by himself. I mean, lebron is capable of having 50s, but they still could lose. If there is one thing i think they should do which maybe could bring some success is to play half court. Try to just slow it down. Be physical and slow it down. Those are the kind of things that seem to get under the war yrz skin a little built. But just because lebron scores 30 and kyrie scores 30, the warriors score 110 and who else on this team without a kevin love . I mean, we havent seen j. R. Smith show up yet. Whos going to fill up that other void . I dont know that they have that person. Well, they dont have the bench. Their bench hasnt respond like they have during the season. But typically a bench will play better at home. Reporter right. You know, the other guys will play better at home. So i do think youll see your better j. R. Smith better shumpert, mauz gauf than say in oakland. But theyre going to have to be a lot better. Reporter theyre going to have to play a complete game to have a chance. If they dont get game three they may get the parade warmed up in oakland this weekend. I hear the plans are in motion. But its still two wins away. The war yafz still have to win a game on the road. Marc, we appreciate your time. Back to you guys. Ive got to tell you when marc spears admits that hes out of fake answers, you know youre in big trouble. When hes out of material. We love mrashg. Hes fan tas tack ishgs oaklands own and san jose states own. One more note on the watch party because theres still Seats Available tonight. Its 20 bucks. Friday is completely sold out and they tell me theres people that actually scalped tickets to watch parties so theyre going to get some people are going to pay 100 to come watch the big screen tv. Why didnt you tell me about this before . Reporter like you need more Revenue Generating ideas, right . Oh, theres no tickets because adonal foyle bought them all. I could have gotten a block. Reporter thats right. This place is going to be a sea of blue and gold, dan and kristen. Just like a lot of places around the bay area. Adonal isnt content to just get a few seats. He wants a whole section. Reporter no. He wants it all. Maybe people are expecting to see fireworks, too. Its going to be fun. Thanks, guys. You know, these days theres a lot of blue and gold. One place in particular is at sp 2 communal bar and restaurant in san jose. Thats where chris nguyen is live tonight. Reporter thai hey there. Dont let anyone tell you that the south bay isnt ready for some warriors ak tonight. Were live at sp 2 in downtown san jose. If you look behind me, you can see some of the crowd thats gathered right now for the game. And in about 30 minutes, this place is going to be packed as people get off of work and make their way down to san pedro square. There are so many options here for warriors fans tonight. Weve got sp 2, theres blush on the market bar next door just to name a few. We spoke to a number of fans who explained why downtown san jose is it the place to be. Its just so great. Its amazing energy. The camaraderie and exciting. Everyone is really pump here. It seems like youre at the arena at oracle here. I go to oracle all the time. Know he what it that is like. Were all just really friendly with each other because were big fans of the team. We support the team. We support each other. I think its great. Reporter as you can see, there are still spaces for fans here at sp 2. Now, over next door at san pedro Square Market and bar theyve already set up extra seats and tables to accommodate the overflow crowd. So should be a pretty fun time out here downtown san jose tonight. Live, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. Back to you. Fun, thanks chris. You remember sweetie the warriors oldest fan who revelled in the dubs magical nba championship win last year . Yeah. Well, she like other fans is ready for a repeat. Abc 7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler has the story. Reporter at 106 years old, sweetie uses a wheelchair but is going strong. Just like her warriors. The warriors are going to win. I know. Reporter the dub nation matriarch has been following the team for years. Last season her devotion rated a shoutout from coach kerr. Sweetie, if youre watching out there, congrats. Oh, yes, i watched them. Reporter what do you fuss at them about . If they dont do what i want them to do. And i know they cant hear me. Its kind of stupid but i do it anyway. Reporter golden states slogan is strength in numbers. Her favorite is 23, Draymond Green. Oh, i love to watch him. He has grace. Reporter the dedicated fan turns 107 years old sunday. A repeat of last years championship would be the perfect present. So whats your message to the warriors tonight . Do your best. Reporter in the east bay, Carolyn Tyler, abc 7 news. All right, city hall in San Francisco is showing its warriors pride. The team flag is flying high above the main entrance. And that flag shows the wind today. Lets get a check on the weather and also the temperature for tonights game in cleveland. Lets go to sandhya patel. Dan and kristen, i would call this a winning forecast in cleveland. Take a look for yourselves. It is going to be mild when the warriors, of course, take on the cavs, winning for the warriors, 65 degrees and then by 11 00 p. M. Eastern standard time 59 degrees it is going to be clear if youre at the watch party or heading over there at oracle arena, 66 degrees so quite comfortable here when you walk out later on this evening in the upper 50s. And a look at the accuweather seven day forecast, well go with mild the next couple of days inland, comfortable at the coast, cooler than average for the next two days, breezy pattern and then over the weekend as you look at that accuweather sevenday forecast were warming it up for you. Not too hot, though. Warriors are going do be hot tonight, though, right . Right, sandhya. Thanks very much. Can lebron james and the Cleveland Cavaliers dig themselves out of the hole theyve created in these nba finals . Thats the challenge. This is a live look at quicken loans arena. Stay with us. More to come when we come back, our sports team weighs in with their predictions from cleveland. Igoing to clean betteran electthan a manual. Was he said sure. But dont get just any one. Get one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head. Go pro with oralb. Oralbs rounded brush head cups your teeth to break up plaque and rotates to sweep it away. And oralb delivers a clinically proven superior clean versus sonicare diamondclean. My mouth feels super clean oralb. Know youre getting a superior clean. Im never going back to a manual brush. Reporter welcome back to quicken loans arena. Im mike shumann. Of course, the game is it about 40 minute as way. Time to make youre picks. Im going to stay consistent. All year ive picked the game three road team to lose. Im doing saimt. I think cleveland has to win the game. Im going with the cav leefrz. Dont hate on me. Id like to see the series go more than four games. Now, on the broadcast, youre going to see faces in the stands instead of thunder sticks. Bill clinton, bernie sanders, george bush. It will be interesting to check it out during the broadcast. Reporting live at quicken loans, dont hate on me, back to larry and adonal. Reporter i like the courage there, shu. Im not sure about the mustache on is he a lyft driver now, too . Who are you picking tonight . Look, i think that if cleveland has any chance in this series, they have to win tonight so ill pick cleveland tonight. Reporter am i the only one thats going to pick the warriors . I think lebron is going to go off. Hes going to listen to what phil jackson said and turn into jordan, take over the game, be the superstar, and lebron his response is, well, thats not really what i do. He has to do that. If youre going to do it at all, right . Do it all the way, right . Reporter the city of cleveland, by the way, has gone 52 years without a pro sports championship. They are so hungry. And so desperate. But its not going to happen this year lebron goes for 42 tonight, and the cavs lose adonal, write it down, 42. Im often wrong. Im often wrong. Lets go back to wrap it up with dan and kristen. As we get ready for the watch party which is going to be fun. Kristen wants it to be 53 years without a pro franchise win. Reporter it will be, dont were, kristen. Just decide where you want to be at the parade. Thats all youve got to figure out. Pick my spot now. Were going down with duct tape and lawn chairs tonight to mark a spot. And no one is hating on shu. He just wants it extended. Just call being it like he seize it. Abcs coverage of game three gets under way next here on abc 7. Tipoff coming up soon, 6 00. Thats followed by abc 7s after the game. Larry beal and mike shumann and adonal foyle. Then Jimmy Kimmel Live game night and well be on early with a onehour edition of abc 7 news beginning at 10 30. Hey, enjoy the ball game and go warriors. Im looking at the countdown clock. 1 43. Cannot wait. Im dan ashley. Appreciate your time. Im kristen sze. Stick around. Abcs coverage of game three Just Moments Away now. Hi. 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