Good morning everyone and welcome to first things first.

I'm Jenna Wolf alongside Nick Wright, who sweated out a tough one last night.

Brandon Marshall will tell you in a second, Mr. Kevin Wilds.

After an incredible night of wild finishes in the NBA last night, we start the show with one question.

Did somebody say something about James Hardin's defense?

What?

That's where we start this morning.

Thunder Rockets, Game 7, Wild finished, nine seconds left, Thunderdown 1.

Lou Gans' Dorts shot blocked by James Hardin.

The same James Hardin, whose defense has been knocked his whole career.

The same James Hardin who had another miserable game on offense.

Yes, that James Hardin.

And that play sends the Rockets on to face LeBron and the Lakers after beating the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games.

Here is James Harden after Houston's big win.

Like, it's cool to, you know, get 40 or 50 points or be shooting the ball extremely well.

Obviously, we all want to do that.

But just to get recognition and for it to pay off, you know, when it counts on a defensive end

and show that I've been engaged and locked in for it to show off, you know, one accounts on a defensive end and so that I've been engaged and

locked in for it to show in a clutch moment. It means a lot.

I know, man. That's a tough. It's tough. We fought hard all year. Obviously, a lot of people

doubters, but we didn't doubt ourselves. We didn't give it down

about anybody's predictions going into any series. In any game, we expected to win. And that's the

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