{"id":619625,"date":"2026-05-02T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619625\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:27:09","slug":"james-hardens-comments-after-cavaliers-loss-show-pure-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619625\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden\u2019s Comments After Cavaliers\u2019 Loss Show Pure Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ending of the Raptors\u2013Cavaliers game will be remembered by everyone except Cleveland<\/a> fans. A loss in the final seconds during the NBA<\/a> Playoffs can change tides. James Harden<\/a> didn\u2019t mince his words after the defeat in the closing moments.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers had the chance to end the series with a win at Scotiabank Arena. After trailing 61-51 in the first half, Cleveland managed to take the game to overtime. However, RJ Barrett<\/a>\u2019s game-winner forced a Game 7.<\/p>\n

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Following the loss, Harden revealed his honest thoughts in the post-game press conference. \u201cThere\u2019s no frustrations,\u201d he said before adding<\/a>, \u201cI was frustrated for 5 minutes. There\u2019s one more game, can\u2019t let it dwell for too long\u201d. The 36-year-old also addressed how, as a veteran, he has been sharing positivity in the locker room.<\/p>\n

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Harden said, \u201cIt\u2019s the playoffs, great things happen. That\u2019s why I tell the guys to never get too high or low. Focus on your job and go out there and win\u201d. The 11-time NBA All-Star is currently playing his 17th season. He has appeared in the playoffs in every season of his career.<\/a> Therefore, his composed mindset allows him to stay calm.<\/p>\n

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Harden has averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 assists, and 5.5 rebounds throughout his postseason career. While he has yet to win an NBA Championship, his experience is enough to make him a leader for the Cavaliers. The former NBA MVP will have to play a key role in Game 7.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on May 2, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ending of the Raptors\u2013Cavaliers game will be remembered by everyone except Cleveland fans. A loss in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[268659,852,8174,6418,355,59050,99,52467,2970],"class_list":["post-619625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-cavaliers-game","tag-cleveland","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-james-harden","tag-nba","tag-rj-barrett","tag-sports","tag-the-cavaliers","tag-toronto-raptors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}