Harden: Knees are not a big problem The loss cannot be excused by Durant's absence

In an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Nets lost 107-114 to the Cavaliers. After the game, Nets player James Harden was interviewed by the media.

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Harden said: "I think we shouldn't just give our all in the last moment, it should be the same intensity throughout the game. I know I have to get better personally, both offensively and defensively, and I have a lot of little bit to lack at the moment, and I have to do better. In this game, we scored 65 points in the first half, which is too many points to lose. We did a lot better in the second half, but if we had done better in the first half, the outcome of the game might have been different. ”

Speaking about the team's use of small lineups, Harden continued: "A small lineup doesn't make the game difficult, we will know how to use our bodies to react in advance before the big guys enter the interior line, and it will definitely be more difficult to defend when they enter the box. We didn't do well in the first half and did better in the second half. ”

Speaking about consecutive road trips, Harden said: "There will be no problem for us to fight away, we will try to win every game, the loss of this game will not make us lose confidence, we will try to win the next game." ”

Speaking about teammate Kevin Durant who was absent due to injury, Harden said: "We can't focus on Durant's absence, we can't use Durant's absence as an excuse as soon as we lose, we have too many opportunities to win this game, we didn't do it ourselves, our defense was much better in the second half, even if we lost 65 points in the first half, we still have a lot of opportunities to win the game." ”

Speaking about his injury, Harden added: "My knees weren't a big problem, they were just pushed. ”

In this game, Harden played 5 of 12 shots in 40 minutes, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, 10 of 15 free throws, and scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals.

It is worth mentioning that the Nets will usher in three consecutive away games against the Wizards, Spurs and Timberwolves.