After beating the Grizzlies last week, one win removed from a romp past the Knicks, when James Harden was asked about the upcoming game against the ascendant Celtics, he thought about the lottery bound Knicks/
He might not have anticipated the letdown, but he quickly pointed to the reality that games count the same, no matter the caliber of the competition.
“I think every game from here on out is going to be important, for seeding, for confidence, everything,” Harden said. “No matter if it’s New York or Boston, every game is not about them, it’s about us.