Rockets Mike DAntoni on whether he always knew small ball would be an effective strategy: You know Ive had about four or five different jobs, right Theres plenty of times I could have sworn it would work and it didnt.

James Harden was asked to self-assess his playoff run I think I did pretty good you know like I dont grade myself on shotmaking Defensively been extremely solid offensively you know getting guys shots and fitting into a system that was already in place

Harden explains why he never won a championship First Houston years we weren't good enough Then we had a chance CP gets hurt and Warriors were a real dynasty with KD In Brooklyn and Philly I sacrificed money and being the top scorer in order to win a championship and it was for nothing

Donovan Mitchell speaks highly of James Harden This man changed the game of basketball in ways we have never seen before We live in such a ring-dominant culture that we were willing to write a guy off a guy that has transcended basketball 75 years no one has done what he does

Skip Bayless On AJ Dybantsa I dont see megastar and I dont see wizards being a playoff team I think hes gonna be a very nice NBA player but I worry if you throw a kid into what could turn into a sorry situation does it start to erode his enthusiasm

Mike Brown When I was in GS and we played Houston we counted James Hardens dribbles We told our guys he's dribbling close to 1000 times a game Keep picking him up full court and making him dribble At the end of the game it would wear him down

Kenny Atkinson James Harden is a good isolation defender I was a little more upset with our back line defense Everybody's putting it on James Sure some of it was him Sometimes micro experiences get exaggerated