Doc Rivers ESPN pre-game interview on Harden We're playing at a fast pace I keep saying it but he's a scoring Magic Johnson He has to run the ball club Do we need him to score like in Houston No that's historic He's a generational player

Bill Simmons Pod Doc Rivers on James Harden James doesn't give everybody else enough room to be great he is the only one that can be great on his team

Donovan Mitchell speaks highly of James Harden This man changed the game of basketball in ways we have never seen before We live in such a ring-dominant culture that we were willing to write a guy off a guy that has transcended basketball 75 years no one has done what he does

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

Mike Brown When I was in GS and we played Houston we counted James Hardens dribbles We told our guys he's dribbling close to 1000 times a game Keep picking him up full court and making him dribble At the end of the game it would wear him down

Brunson picks on Harden for a banker and a 3 Suddenly a 5 point game

James Harden full highlights vs New York Knicks last night 93-109 L - Game 2 - Eastern Conference Finals - 2026 NBA Playoffs18 Points on 615 FG 400 37 from 3 429 33 FT 6 Rebounds 2 Assists ZERO turnovers 2 Steals 2 PF and a - of -22 game low in 3154 MP