"I'm not gonna give Harden the edge over Kobe yet. There's a reason why when we mention MJ, we mention Kobe. Kobe was closest thing to MJ, and Kobe delivered on the defensive side." - Stephen A

First Take Stephen A Smith on Lebrons legacy - LeBron will go out there and beat you MJ will snatch your heart I'm telling the world you'll never convince me that LeBron is the GOAT over Michael Jordan

SNY Josh Hart on defending Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe and comparing that to guarding CJ McCollum in round one The style defensively is going to be totally different CJ he doesn't have that quick acceleration at his old age You can be a little bit more physical with him He's an unc

JJ on OKCs defensive aggressiveness while also taking shots at them

Shaq refuses to give credit to Rudy Gobert for his defense on Jokic Joker has dominated him a lot Having one bad game doesn't mean he's getting shut down When youre a guy like Joker youre just missing shots Im not going to sit up here and say Gobert is shutting him down

First Things First Nick Wright on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander When hes guarded normally and plays normally he goes down from peak Michael Jordan to peak Dwyane Wade

Skip Bayless I Trust Dennis Schroder more than James Harden in the playoffs