Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden spent much of Tuesday’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 getting torched by New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, and his comments about the performance are not inspiring much confidence that things will change in Game 2.
Harden admitted that Brunson made some “tough ones” during the Knicks’ dramatic comeback win over Cleveland at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. However, Harden seemed unwilling to take much of the blame for Brunson’s eruption, and said the Cavaliers had to do a better job on him as a team.
“He made some tough ones. He’s a great one-on-one player,” Harden said. “I think anybody on an island, it’s going to be difficult, so we’ve got to do a better job of making sure he sees bodies. They do a good job of supporting him and helping him when he’s on an island.
“We’ve got to do a better job as a team, just because it’s not a one-man job.”