Cavaliers vs. Warriors Game 5 TV Schedule, Live-Stream Guide for 2016 NBA Finals

Now the winningest team in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors need one more victory to become back-to-back champions.

On Friday night, the Warriors bounced back from a 30-point loss to win Game 4 over the Cleveland Cavaliers, extending their NBA Finals lead to 3-1. Because the first round has expanded, the Warriors surpassed the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls with victory No. 88.

Yet it will take one more triumph to trigger the celebration.

According to NBAsavant.com's Daren Willman, Golden State hasn't lost three consecutive games since 2013. The Western Conference champions have lost three home games all year, and the Cavs must beat them twice at Oracle Arena.

While the Warriors overcame a 3-1 deficit against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, no team has ever lobbied such a comeback in the NBA Finals.

Good luck, Cleveland.

NBA Finals Game 5

When: Monday, June 13

Time: 9 p.m. ET

Where: Oracle Arena; Oakland, California

TV: ABC

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Preview

The Warriors are fallible, but they're nearly impossible to keep down.

Everything clicked for Cleveland on Wednesday night, when LeBron James (32) and Kyrie Irving (30) each outscored Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined (29). Richard Jefferson and Tristan Thompson did all the little things, and J.R. Smith woke up with 20 points.

An entirely different plot unfolded Friday night. After sluggish starts, Curry took over with 38 points, and Klay Thompson followed with 25. They both heated up from downtown, and Harrison Barnes joined the fun by sinking four of five three-point attempts.

They ended with a record-breaking performance that felt closer to their norm. NBA.com/Stats broke down the historic three-point shooting:

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Most made 3's during an #NBAPlayoffs run in @NBAHistory

262 - @warriors (CURRENT)
240 - @warriors (2015) pic.twitter.com/zqTzjcmXMN

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) June 11, 2016"

Despite their recent breakthrough, the Warriors are still shooting below their regular-season rates. Every team eventually unravels after chasing Curry and Thompson through screens for an entire game. They'll occasionally misfire, but never long enough to "die by the three."

After the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr summarized their greatest strength.

"We always feel comfortable that if we're competing and defending over 48 minutes, we're going to break loose at some point offensively," he said, per Sports Illustrated's Andrew Sharp.

The Splash Brothers can't take all the credit. Andre Iguodala again excelled off the bench, dishing out a team-high seven assists while grabbing six rebounds and playing strong defense on LeBron James. In his 37 minutes of action, Golden State outscored Cleveland by 15 points.

As NBA.com's John Schuhmann noted, the Warriors have played their best basketball in both NBA Finals matchups with Iguodala on the court:

Now for the elephant in the room: When Kevin Love sat out of Game 3 after suffering a concussion, Cleveland held Golden State to 90 points, dominated the glass and played physically without delving into isolation ball. When he returned off the bench, the Cavs squandered their rebounding advantage and failed to shield the three-point line.

It's not all Love's fault. He didn't lull Smith back into hibernation or remind Jefferson that he's a 35-year-old role player. He's not responsible for the team going 6-of-25 from three-point range. With or without him, Curry and Thompson were eventually going to get buckets.

He didn't help much, either, offering 11 points and five rebounds over 25 minutes. After the subdued performance, he acknowledged the athletic yet tough Warriors represent a tough adversary for him and teammate Channing Frye, per ESPN.com's Dave McMenamin:

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You got to realize that in this series, a guy like myself and Channing, we're going to be neutralized. They guard the 3-point line really well. They switch. They thrive off double teams, and you have to be able to make the pass. It's tough. You have to run and play different ways with them, and they're a tough team to beat. They're the champs. They were the champs last year. So, got us down 3-1, they're a tough team.

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A massive postseason contributor, Frye hasn't scored a point since Game 1. Love, meanwhile, has tallied 39 points in three contests. With both big men derailed, Cleveland's offensive juggernaut has stalled out, instead relying on individual excellence from James and Irving.

The Cavaliers struck lightning once, but they'll have a difficult time replicating that formula three straight times—starting Monday night in Oakland—to save the series.