Harden on if it was him or the coaching staff on guarding Giannis Both I got it Obviously hes Giannis Hes gonna score on this entire league It is what it is But I wanted to take on that challenge to guard him and making it a little bit tough for him

James Harden We gotta do a better job as a team its not a one-man job in regards to defending Jalen Brunson

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

Dray rips Cavs defensive effort Guys don't want the challenge to fight through screens and switch every fucking time Ain't Harden's job to guard Brunson but for some of the guys switching off it is their job Nobody's doing that to Steph because we weren't gonna allow it

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 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

JB Bickerstaff on James Harden He has an unbelievable ability to manipulate what the rules are We would play 1 on 1 when I coached in Houston and he would foul bait me