Cavs' James Harden gives head-scratching take after getting swept by Knicks

Knowing erstwhile to judge conclusion is 1 of nan toughest things a master jock will person to woody pinch successful their profession and aft a expanse astatine nan hands of nan New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers prima James Harden refused to judge that his opponents were nan amended team.

The Knicks vanished disconnected nan Cavaliers successful Game 4 pinch a 130-93 win. Harden had 12 points, missed each of nan six 3-pointers he attempted, turned nan shot complete 5 times and was minus-19 connected nan floor. Harden was asked really overmuch amended nan Knicks were than nan Cavs.

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Cleveland Cavaliers defender James Harden reacts to a telephone during nan first half of Game 4 successful nan Eastern Conference finals against nan New York Knicks successful Cleveland connected May 25, 2026. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

"I can’t moreover reply that question, honestly. Yeah, it’s 4-0 but I don’t deliberation we had a chance arsenic acold arsenic our champion changeable from nan standpoint of nan circumstances. Obviously, they dominated america 4-0 but I don’t cognize if I could, necessarily, reply that question, conscionable because, genuinely, I do consciousness for illustration we are nan amended team. But bid wise, we didn’t show it."

Cleveland showed perfectly zero impervious of that statement.

The squad only managed to eclipse 100 points twice successful nan series, reaching astatine slightest 100 points successful nan first crippled successful overtime aft nan Knicks came backmost from down much than 20 points to necktie nan crippled and triumph successful nan other period.

The bid wasn’t really adjacent aft that.

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Cleveland Cavaliers defender James Harden disputes a telephone during nan 2nd half of Game 3 successful nan Eastern Conference finals against nan New York Knicks successful Cleveland connected May 24, 2027. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Harden whitethorn beryllium 1 of nan astir prolific scorers of each time, but his attempts astatine winning a title person been futile. ESPN Insights noted that Harden has played 191 playoff games without winning a championship, only 2 down Karl Malone each time.

Harden has a $42.3 cardinal subordinate action going into nan offseason, but isn’t expected to re-sign pinch nan Cavaliers.

Team proprietor Dan Gilbert shared an appraisal of nan play connected societal media.

"We took a measurement up this spring, but we are obscurity adjacent wherever we request to be," he wrote connected X. "I can’t convey nan fans capable for nan support this year. We will excavation successful each summertime and do everything we perchance tin to return nan adjacent step. We will grind until we get there."

Cleveland Cavaliers defender James Harden controls nan shot against New York Knicks defender Jalen Brunson during nan 2nd half of Game 3 successful nan Eastern Conference finals successful Cleveland connected May 24, 2027. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

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The Cavaliers now look an uncertain offseason pinch nan imaginable to adhd pieces to different tally astatine a title aliases rustle up nan squad and commencement from scratch.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.