DURING THE POSTGAME news conference following Philadelphia's first-round sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, a question was posed to 76ers guard James Harden.
What are your motivations for this season, besides winning a championship?
In his answer, Harden kept coming back to one word: sacrifice.
"I told myself this year, that it's just, I'm all big on sacrifice," said Harden, who finished Game 4 with 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. "Whether it's the money or my role, just letting everything go and just sacrificing -- and then seeing what it gives me.