Poor transition defense makes Harden feel a little bit better about himself

James Harden with good defense on Tobias Harris who airballs the mid-range jumper

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

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 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

Harden slices through the Knicks defense for the easy layup

Harden with the logo triple in transition