OAKLAND, Calif. Harrison Barnes is the Warriors' starting small forward, which means he has been tasked with guarding LeBron James in the NBA Finals with plenty of help.After Jalen Hurts Jersey the Warriors' 108-100 Game 1 overtime victory against James' Cavaliers, Sporting News' Jimmy Spencer caught up with Barnes, who had a modest 11 points and six rebounds in 39 minutes but made a key 3-pointer in overtime.MORE: || Here's a transcript of the one-on-one interview:Q: Its your first NBA Finals game ever, and you look over and theres LeBron James. Whats that like?A: Its great, man. As a kid, you see the Finalsand think "I want to do this, I want to do that."Then its your turn time to go Milton Williams Jersey against him and it makes you respect what you saw earlier, like, Yeah, its not as easy as I thought.Q: There was a time when people were comparing you to LeBron, as you came out of high school and before attendingNorth Carolina.A: Since I was the No. 1 recruit I heard a lot of similar stuff like that, LeBron James comparisons. You definitely have to respect what hes accomplished in this league.Q: Do you get in awe of that moment, or is there even time for that?A: You have to be human, you definitely appreciate it. But I dont think its sunk in quite yet that were playing in the NBA Finals.Q: Maybe this is a really stupid question, but how hard is it to guard LeBron James?A: Its tough. Because hes not just a scorer, hes not going to take awful shots. He likes to be a Brian Dawkins T Shirts playmaker, so that makes it difficult. He wants to be like Magic. People have been trying to force him to be like some other guys.Q: Is he tough not to foul?A: Ill just sayhes very physical offensively.Q: After Andre Iguodala defended LeBron on that final shot of regulation, and those final shots both mi sed, do you think Andrewas more relieved or more feeling happy with how he defended it?A: Brett Toth Jersey He thought he locked it up. It was great defense. He takes a lot of pride in being a defender. I dont think he was thinking, "Oh, he mi sed."I think he was thinking, Yeah, that was good defense."Q: You and Iguodala must go up against each other plenty in practice. Hows he as a defender?A: People talk a lot about Kawhi Leonard and his hands, but he has a good set of hands. I think a lot of people sleep on that. We just watch him play sometimes; he always deflects a pa s, he always gets a hand on the ball and it leads to the break.Q: There was some uncertainty about who would startand what your role would be after Iguodala signed here Arryn Siposs Jersey in the summer of 2013. Did you guys ever have a one-on-one conversation about that? Do guys talk about that sort of stuff?A: No, we never talked about that. Thats mostly the coachs decisions, and we just accept it. When I was coming off the bench last year and he was starting, we didnt talk about it and this year when Im starting and hes coming off the bench, we didnt talk about it either.Q: So hes been good about it?A: Yes, hes been good about it.