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The Cavaliers Have a James Harden Problem—Here’s How They Can Fix It
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The Cavaliers Have a James Harden Problem—Here’s How They Can Fix It

SI·Liam McKeone·24 days ago
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The Cavaliers are in a hole with their season on the line, down 0–2 to the Pistons in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with the series heading back to Cleveland. It takes a team effort to lose the opening two games of a postseason series and nobody should escape blame, from superstar scorer Donovan Mitchell to former DPOY Evan Mobley to even coach Kenny Atkinson on the sideline. But the Cavs’ biggest problem is their midseason trade acquisition, James Harden . His play on both ends of the court has killed Cleveland during his minutes and it’s an issue Atkinson has to figure out—quickly—before the season slips away. Harden isn’t having a very good postseason in general. The 11-time All-Star averaged 23.6 points and 8.0 assists during the regular season but those numbers have dropped to 19.6 points and 5.9 assists per night through nine playoff games. The most worrying number for Harden, though? His 5.2 turnovers per game .…

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