The Cavaliers needed a big night from James Harden in Game 2 on Thursday to even up their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Pistons. Instead, he disappeared.
In 37 minutes, Harden scored just 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting in Cleveland’s 107–97 loss. He missed all four of his three-point attempts and finished the night with a team-worst plus/minus of -15. To make matters worse, with the Cavs trailing by six points in the final minute, Harden coughed up the ball for the game-sealing turnover, his fourth of the night.
