JB Bickerstaff on James Harden He has an unbelievable ability to manipulate what the rules are We would play 1 on 1 when I coached in Houston and he would foul bait me

Bill Simmons Pod Doc Rivers on James Harden James doesn't give everybody else enough room to be great he is the only one that can be great on his team

Imam Shumpert Says James Harden Changed The Game of Basketball With His Step Back

Giannis on foul baiting I think when you work all summer to manipulate the game you get rewarded People that play straight forward like me when I go down the lane and get hacked they tell me youre too strong You have to show me thats a foul People that foul bait get calls all the time

Bill Simmons Pod Bill Harden or Brunson for their entire careers which guy would you rather have

The Rockets go for the Hack-A-Sharp tactic against 7'5'' Jamarion Sharp in the 4th quarter who is less than 50 from the line for his careerSharp does wellThe game ends with 61 fouls in 40 minutes - 31 for the Rockets 30 for the Raptors

The Rockets with hustle defense against Mikel Brown Jr force a jumpball and the Rockets' bench gets loud liking the effort with a replay