NBA Finals 2017: Cavaliers vs. Warriors Game 2 TV Schedule, Live Stream and Odds

The Cleveland Cavaliers will have had nearly three full days to process their Game 1 rout at the hands of the Golden State Warriors by the time Game 2 starts Sunday.

And if they don't have a few adjustments up their sleeves, the 2017 NBA Finals could end up being a runaway for Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the Warriors.

But what exactly can Cleveland do?

Golden State only had two players in double figures in Game 1. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green combined to shoot 6-of-28 (21.4 percent) from the field.

Yet the Warriors still won by 22. All 13 players had a positive plus-minus.

Can the Cavs turn things around after being so casually dominated, or will the Warriors tighten their grip on the series? Keys for both sides follow the schedule, live-stream information and odds found below:

Tipoff	8 p.m. ET
Live Stream	WatchESPN
Odds	Warriors -9

Cavaliers

Slow the Game Down

In his podcast breaking down the Game 1 shellacking, The Ringer's Bill Simmons pointed out that the Warriors had just 83 field-goal attempts in their Game 7 loss in the 2016 Finals. In the 2017 Finals opener, Golden State got up a whopping 106 attempts.

Cleveland simply doesn't have the players or firepower to keep up with the Warriors if they're able to play the game at their desired pace.

The best shortcut to winning the possession battle for the Cavs is the pounding the glass. That would give the Cavs extra possessions and keep Golden State out of transition.

They had just one more offensive board than the Warriors in Game 1 of this series, which obviously wasn't enough. And the player who almost felt absent was Tristan Thompson. He finished with just four boards and zero points. He has to be better around the rim for Cleveland to survive.

Keep Launching 3s

In Game 1, players not named LeBron James or Kyrie Irving shot 1-of-7 on open threes (nearest defender four to six feet away), per the league's website. The entire team shot 3-of-13 on wide-open threes (nearest defender six or more feet away).

For a team that came into the Finals launching the fourth-most threes per game (33.6) and hitting them at a playoff-best 43.5 percent, the above numbers feel like something of an aberration.

If Cleveland can't slow the Warriors down (and most teams haven't been able to all year), this is the only way to keep pace. And really, even 30 to 35 attempts is probably too few.

The Cavs put up 40 or more threes 11 times during the regular season. And they went 8-3 in those games (a 60-win pace). Forty should be the goal. And 50 shouldn't be out of the question.

Warriors

Which Klay Thompson Will Show Up?

The Warriors are 13-0 in the postseason. Their last regular-season loss came on April 10. Trying to find areas for improvement is basically nitpicking.

But there's no denying that Thompson has been off throughout this playoff run. 

For his career, he's shooting 45.3 percent from the field and 41.9 percent from three-point range. During Golden State's 13-game winning run, Thompson's field-goal percentage of 36.6 and three-point percentage of 33.8 both represent playoff career lows.

Again, this cold streak has yet to cost the Warriors a game. And that makes a potential breakout even more terrifying for Cleveland.

If the Thompson we've come to know shows up, the one who can get as hot as anyone in an instant, it's tough to imagine the Cavs countering.

Keep Feeding the Hot Hands

According to Basketball Reference, there have been 169 individual playoff runs in which a player appeared in at least 10 games and averaged at least 25 points. Among that group, the 2017 playoff True Shooting Percentages of Curry (.672) and Durant (.669) rank first and fourth, respectively.

Both are combining volume and efficiency in a way we've almost never seen before. And if Game 1 were any indication, Cleveland may not have many answers. The two combined for 66 points on 52.1 percent shooting, 18 assists and 14 rebounds. 

As long as they keep going at this MVP level, it may not matter what the Cavs do.