Rockets' coach Stephen Silas on if he got ejected to light a fire in the Rockets tonight I don't know what it was It was definitely reaction for sure But we needed to play better I don't necessarily think me being off the floor makes us play better but we needed something

James Harden postgame when asked about his aggressivess - Its a team game so if the ball is moving to get shots thats for the betterment of the team

James Harden What chatter I play basketball and whatever this team needs me to do Im gonna go out there and do it Win the game and thats what we did

Kenny Atkinson James Harden is a good isolation defender I was a little more upset with our back line defense Everybody's putting it on James Sure some of it was him Sometimes micro experiences get exaggerated

James Harden was asked to self-assess his playoff run I think I did pretty good you know like I dont grade myself on shotmaking Defensively been extremely solid offensively you know getting guys shots and fitting into a system that was already in place

Stephen A Smith on Jalen Brunson I'm shocked to have to say thistonight it looked like he was playing to be an MVP rather than be playing to win game 3

James Harden is upset at Tony Brothers after he claimed he got fouled on his 3-point attempt to end the 1st halfWith replays of some 1st half highlights and face expression by Josh Hart