 time to hear from the beard. Here's James Harden. James, you've been a part of some, you know, some wild comebacks over the course of your career. You're still fresh with this next team. What's the energy like after a win like this? No Katie, no Kyrie, the guys that stepped up, the big shots you made. What's the energy like? It's the true definition of a team. You know, one man, two men go down, makes a man up. And tonight was a perfect rep for that. Got down 20-some-and-a-half time and we didn't give up. We didn't quit, we kept fighting and cut the deficit down and kept fighting and give ourselves a chance to win at the end of the game. And, you know, things went our way. There's a lot of communication. You talk about communication a lot, you know, during those timeouts and those huddles. Was there something that said, something that kind of sparked, you know, the shift in momentum in this game? I think it was all of us are communication, you know, trying to get it right. Sometimes in the middle of the game, in the battle of the game, you know, there's going to be yelling, there's going to be, you know, but at the end of the day, we all got one common goal of us to win. So a lot of that was happening and, you know, we got it right. Second half, we were much better defensively, you know, holding the, you know, 20, 25 and 24 points. And, you know, like I said, we got stops, we needed to. We gang rebounded our basketball and made big shots when we needed to. Christian Winfield, New York Daily News. Hey, James, correct me if I'm wrong, but after the game it looked like you got an ovation from some of the fans here in the arena. Can you talk about what that experience was like and just like what it's like to play in front of fans again? I felt great, especially here, you know, this is, you know, we're raising, you know, playing college basketball here, 17, 18 years old. And so I was always loved, you know, from the Arizona fans, you know, it's just like one of my, you know, one of my places I call home. So it felt great to have fans and get some booze, get some cheers. But I was so lucky to the game and I really didn't hear anything. Malika Andrews, ESPN. Hey, James, I don't think we're going to get a chance to chat with you until after the Lakers game. So if you'll allow me, this team, you know, you guys have said it's your collective goal to pursue winning a championship. So how does a regular season game looking forward against the Lakers, the current reigning champions kind of fit into that pursuit or test? And what does a game like this do to build momentum going into that game? I don't think it's who we're playing. I think it's about us. We're trying to build something within ourselves and as a unit. So I think from that Indiana game on, like these last few games, we've been really guarding and being, we kind of know our roles, you know, now. So we kind of know our place on the court. And every single night, you have to do your job to the best of your ability. And once you do your individual job, as a unit, we're great. So I think no matter who we're playing, no matter who's in the game for us, no matter our opponent, we have to have that mindset. And we've had it. And tonight was a clear example of it. Alex Schiffer, the athletic. Hey, James, I got two for you. Just what was Steve's message to you guys at halftime? And then, you know, he's talked about embracing all that comes with the season and all the change and the wonkiness. Do you think you guys have kind of been able to become numb almost to all the attrition and the guys in and out of the lineup and all that stuff? Yeah, we're numb to it, you know. It's about winning basketball games. And we're dealt with these circumstances. And, you know, we just have to, we can't complain about them. We can't, you know, powder one. We just have to go out there and attack it. And, you know, we tried, we tried to, obviously, we're not going to come on top every single time like we would like to, but I think every time it's going to be a learning experience, you know. So whether we won tonight or lost tonight, you know, it's always going to be a learning experience. I think we gained something out of the night because guys got their confidence. Defensively, we work on some things that, you know, potentially we can work on later in the season or maybe next game. But just building confidence from the entire roster that way, your numbers call, you're ready to go, you're ready to contribute in. From Tyler, not really playing a lot, to playing big minutes tonight, to Bruce, to Jeff, down a long line, you know, from top to bottom. So it's the chemistry good for us. Brian Lewis, New York Post. Your last comment was actually what I was looking to ask you. So I'll switch up and I'll follow up on the Lakers question. Like looking forward to the Lakers, I mean, history would show that you guys typically have played better against the better teams. Are you saying now, I mean, it's part of the mindset now kind of, I don't want to say get away from playing well against the better teams, but taking everybody seriously at the same level. Is that part of kind of the mindset you're trying to grow to? We're focused on ourselves. Like, obviously, offensively, we're really, really good. Defensively, we're not so great. And so we have to find ways to be better in that category, which we all know. And so we're working on that. And whether it's the Lakers or in the other team, like that doesn't get us excited because we're still working on ourselves, if that makes sense. So obviously, you know, we understand the caliber of team we're playing. But then the whole situation is we're working on ourselves. So Indiana's and the Sacramento's and the Golden States and tonight, Phoenix, any of those games we could have lost. And we can beat the Lakers. And it only counts as one win and one loss. So the more we can build great habits on both ends of the ball and try to do it consistently, every single game is the bigger picture for us.