NBA Finals: James Harden says Thunder will 'pick it up' at the beginning of Game 3

Harden hit his first three shots and scored 10 points in the first period. He finished with 21 points and shot 7 for 11 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range. He also had four rebounds and two assists while playing 34:53.

Was it too big of a deficit to overcome tonight?

“We had spurts where we played very good Thunder basketball and then we got to our slow start. We can't keep doing that. It only can work sometimes.”

Why do the slow starts keep happening?

“Good question, I don't know. We've done a great job all postseason of having very good starts, especially at home. These last couple games, it's been slow but we'll pick it up in Game 3 (on Sunday night in Miami).”

Everybody seemed to get going for Miami early.

“They have that small lineup, with (Shane) Battier at the 4 and they spaced the floor very well. We have to adjust and be ready to play harder from the beginning in Game 3. I thought we did a pretty good job in the second half of fighting and coming back but it's too late.”