A starting five of all bigs in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokić, Steven Adams, Ivica Zubac and Zach Edey would have trouble spacing the floor and dealing with quicker guards in an NBA game.

Harden turned and got in Braun's face. Then Jokic, Gordon and Ivica Zubac all got in the mix. There was a mini-fracas, but referee Zach Zarba handled it well: Six offsetting technicals (Harden ...

But, as L.A. center Ivica Zubac said, “He still had 26 (points) on 50% shooting.” Not only that, Jokic finished with another triple-double, adding 11 rebounds and 10 assists to those 26 points.