It’s easy to forget, given Kevin Durant’s tragic Achilles tendon rupture, but the Golden State Warriors are still alive in these NBA Finals — they still have a chance to win this thing.
But down 3-2 in the series after a jaw-dropping performance in the final moments of Game 5, the Warriors are up against it, only one-third of the way through the near-impossible comeback.
At the moment, the Warriors can only worry about stage two — Game 6 Thursday.
But if they are to force a Game 7, they’ll need to make sure these three things happen: