Will the Warriors sweep the Cavaliers?

OAKLAND — A NBA Finals sweep is in play yet again for the Warriors as they head off to Cleveland.

Is the third time a charm?

The Warriors took 2-0 series lead each of the past two seasons but couldn’t pull off the first NBA Finals sweep since 2007, when LeBron James and the Cavaliers lost in four to the San Antonio Spurs.

Can James draw on his history of being down 2-nil?

“No,” James replied tersely after Sunday’s 122-103 loss to the Warriors.

Only four teams have rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win the NBA Finals: the 1969 Boston Celtics (vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in 7), the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers (vs. the Philadelphia 76ers in 6), the 2006 Miami Heat (vs. the Dallas Mavericks in 6) and the 2016 Cavs.

The Warriors, meanwhile, aren’t boasting about their chances of winning Wednesday and Friday at Cleveland.

“It’s nothing to feel happy about being up 2-0,” Klay Thompson said. “(Cleveland) plays great at home, and we expect their other guys to play even better at home, too, not just LeBron.

“So we’re not going to relax at all,” Thompson added, “because this team has been down and out before, and counted out by the media.”

A year ago, the Warriors went up 3-0 with a Game 3 win at Cleveland. After a 137-116 defeat in Game 4, the Warriors closed out the Cavs 129-120 in Game 5.

In 2016, the Warriors lost Game 3 at Cleveland, rebounded in Game 4 before the Cavaliers’ three-game win streak for Cleveland’s first championship.

James said of the Cavs’ upcoming homecoming: “We played some really good basketball on our home floor. But that shouldn’t give us any comfort. We should still be uncomfortable with the series as we were in Game 1 and as we were tonight.”

The Cavaliers lost Game 1 in overtime (124-114) and never led in Game 2, when the Warriors led by as many 23.

“We just handled our part of the deal,” the Warriors’ David West said. “They’re a great team and obviously LeBron has been through this. They’re going to be better at home, we know that. We just have to be prepared for their best.”

Added Draymond Green: “It will be very important for us to be locked in from the jump on the defensive side of the ball and not give those guys easy shots. They’ve got a great crowd and they really feed off it.”