NBA Finals Q&A: Kevin Durant says 'I try not to concern myself with the officiating'

You guys lost the battle in the paint again, but then you managed to stay in the game. This was anybody's game. What do you feel you can improve? What can you change in Game 4?

I think our defense was good. They got a few offensive rebounds early on we wish we could have back. We put ourselves in position to win. That's what it's about. Tough loss. This is not over. It's not over. We've got to be ready for next game.

Second game in a row that you got in foul trouble. What do you think you can do different moving forward as far as guarding LeBron (James) or any other Heat player?

Not foul. I mean, I don't know. I'm just trying to play aggressive on both ends, and unfortunately I'm getting some fouls called on me, but I've got to play through it. Two games in a row, man, so I've just got to play smarter next game, and hopefully I don't get no fouls called.

You've talked about needing to be tougher coming in. Do you think that Kendrick Perkins gave you guys that defensive toughness throughout the game?

Yeah, he did. He was tough all night, got 12 rebounds, played well for us. We just need that from him for the rest of the series. Also Serge (Ibaka) and Nick (Collison), and guys are playing hard. Guys are playing hard, so we've just got to continue to keep playing together and believing. We'll be all right.

When you got your fourth (foul), what was going through your mind? What did you think about coming out at that time?

That's coach's call. I had four, I think, I want to say four or five minutes to go in the third, and we had a nice little rhythm going. I had a nice rhythm going on the offensive end and for it to just stop like that by me going out of the game because of fouls is kind of tough.