Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers did not come prepared for Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Even without Kevin Durant on the court, the Warriors were able to blow out their Western Conference Finals opponents by a final score of 116-94. It was a tough opening loss for Portland, but they did show that they should be able to play with Golden State if they fix a few things.

While some fans may look at the final score and call it a series, the Blazers have to feel confident. They played an awful basketball game and stayed in it until late in the fourth quarter.

Portland turned the basketball over 21 times in Game 1. That number is not going to get the job done against Golden State. They also only shot just 36.1 percent from the floor overall and 25 percent from the three-point line.

Stephen Curry led the way for the Warriors with a scorching 36 points, making nine of his 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Klay Thompson chipped in 26 of his own.

Despite the disappointing Game 1 loss, there are three immediate fixes that the Blazers must focus on ahead of Game 2. If they can successfully accomplish these three fixes, the series could very well be tied heading back to Portland.

Stephen Curry, Warriors

3. Stop Sagging on Golden State's Pick and Roll's

Throughout the entire game, Portland continued having their big man sag on the pick-and-roll. That left Curry wide open for three after three from wherever he wanted to take the shot. Terry Stotts has to change his defensive scheme if the Trail Blazers want to have any chance at winning this series.

Portland cannot continue allowing Curry and the rest of the Warriors' shooters to get any shot they want.

In order to fix this issue, all Portland will have to do is play the pick-and-roll tight. Have Enes Kanter or Zach Collins play up and take away the initial three-point attempt following the pick. That would have eliminated quite a few of Curry's wide open looks.

2. Slow Down and Take Care of the Basketball

Secondly, the Trail Blazers are not going to get away with 21 turnovers in a game against Golden State. All they did with those turnovers was give the Warriors opportunities running down the court the other way.

Damian Lillard, Blazers

Portland is capable of playing an up-tempo pace, but they cannot fall into the trap of Golden State. The Warriors always find ways to speed teams up and force turnovers. Lillard and C.J. McCollum have to pick and choose when they want to get up the court and be aggressive.

Slowing the pace and focusing on getting good shots without turning the ball over should be a major priority for the Trail Blazers.

1. Stay Confident and Knock Down the Three-Ball

Finally, the Trail Blazers have to be confident with the looks they were getting in Game 1. While they only shot 7-for-28 from the three-point line, they had quite a few good looks. Portland has made threes all season long and they have to stay confident in their ability to do so.

Terry Stotts, CJ McCollum

They are not going to out-shoot the Warriors. The Houston Rockets have first-hand experience at failing to do that. If the Trail Blazers can get that percentage up from 25 percent to around 35-38 percent, the game would have been much closer and they could have played their game a bit more.

Portland is not done in this series. Golden State is the better team, but the Trail Blazers will have a chance to fix the issues they had and steal a game in Game 2.