With his Cleveland Cavaliers down 2-0 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, LeBron James stressed just how important Wednesday night's Game 3 will be when he spoke with the media on Tuesday, per ESPN.com's Dave McMenamin:
Obviously, it's a do-or-die game for us. We can't afford to go down 3-0 to any team, especially a team that's 73-9 in the regular season and playing the type of basketball they're playing. So it's a do-or-die game for us, and we understand that.
So we're going to come in and give everything that we've got and leave it on the floor.
The first two games haven't provided much in terms of a competitive matchup. Golden State won Game 1 by 15 and followed that up with a 110-77 blowout victory in Game 2.
A huge loss, which could be a demoralizing one, is bad enough. But it could be worse if forward Kevin Love, whose status is uncertain, is unable to go on Wednesday after receiving an inadvertent elbow to the head from Harrison Barnes.
However, a source close to Love told McMenamin that he is "optimistic" about playing in Game 3.
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LeBron James Comments on Game 3 of 2016 NBA Finals vs. Warriors
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