Kobe Bryant is worshipped in LA.So anytime there is a comparison to the five-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Lakers legend, especially from a self-proclaimed Boston Celtics superfan, one needs to tread carefully.

Doing a side-by-side comparison, you can see the similarities between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kobe Bryant. The pump-fakes. The footwork. The mid-range infatuation. The MVP winner once dared to say Bryant was 'Michael Jordan on steroids.

The biggest thing Oklahoma City has going for it, other than perhaps its withering defense, is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, this year's league MVP. He scored 38 points in Game 1, and he will likely have a few big outbursts before this series ends.