Trailing 2-0 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals as they head home to Cleveland, the Cavaliers don't need any reminding as to what is on the line in game three.
No team has ever come back from 3-0 down to win the NBA championship.
Defeat in Wednesday's game three would leave the Cavs in that 3-0 hole, against a Golden State side that has now won the past seven games between the two teams - a run that includes the last three games of their NBA Finals triumph last season.
Cavs coach Tyronn Lue remains optimistic.
"The guys are not discouraged," Lue said after Sunday's crushing 110-77 defeat in game two at the Oracle Center.
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"They did what they were supposed to do, they won two games at home. We've got to get home and do the same."
Logical enough, but against Golden State, the NBA's best ever regular season team with 73 wins, it is a tall order.
Superstar LeBron James acknowledged as much.
"We've got to be better at all facets of the game, both offensively and defensively, both physically and mentally," the four-time league MVP told reporters.
The Cavaliers' leader, appearing in his sixth straight NBA Finals series, placed a lot of the blame on himself.
"I turned the ball over way too much," said James, who committed eight turnovers.
"I've got to be better. I've got to be better with the ball.
"I can't be careless with the ball, especially in the paint where a lot of reaching and things of that nature happen."
The Warriors, noted for the explosive long-range shooting of 'Splash Brothers' guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, have played a swarming, opportunistic defense anchored by the shot-blocking down low by big Australian centre Andrew Bogut.
Golden State relied on their bench to do the lion's share in game one, while leaning on rugged Draymond Green to lead the scoring parade with 28 points in the game two rout.
"The way they're playing defense against our guards, Draymond's going to be open all day," said Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
Golden State know an early series lead is no guarantee of success, having trailed Oklahoma City 3-1 before roaring back to win the Western Conference finals.
"I think the Oklahoma City series definitely made us stronger," Kerr said.
"It's 2-0, so we did our job. We won our two home games. There is obviously a long way to go, so we're not celebrating."
