Spears I do sense there is some frustration with Dame He wants this over with right now Portland holds the cards Even if they play with fire they know Dame aint James Harden Hes not gonna start a fire Respect and professionalism are very important to him

De'Aaron on the Blazers physicality If they're gonna be officiated and let them be physical just let us be physical back

McMenamin I've got to be more diligent than I normally am I like my timeouts I like going into the fourth quarter with four timeouts I like having two in the last 30 seconds I don't think you have the luxury vs OKC - JJ Redick on needing to call timeouts to dull Thunder runs

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

Dillon Brooks hits the tough step back 3 over Deni Avdija to beat the shot clock with a replay Also saying something to the Blazers' coachbench

Harden shows off some vintage handles and drives drawing a foul Scottie Barnes tries to copy the drive but he doesn't get the call and then starts furiously roaring at the referee and commits a foul

LeBron on what defensive gratification the Lakers take from holding KD to 3 points in the 2nd half Zero None That'll just make him even madder going into game 3 No satisfaction