NBA Champion Bruce Brown I would say our toughest series was Minnsosta Later says Phoenix was just blowouts each game On the Lakers It never felt like we were gonna lose any game Even if they went on a little runb all series hitting threes it never felt like we were gonna lose

Mitch Johnson We werent ready to win an NBA championship The better team won We did a lot of good things and we didnt finish the job That's what it is

2009 Western Conference Semi-Finals Series tied 1-1 going into a pivotal game 3 Ron Artest is trying to get into Kobe's head Kobe hits a ridiculous shot at the end of the 3rd quarter to silence Artest Lakers win the series in 7 and end up winning a ring

Kobe Shaq post-game interview after going up 2-0 on the Spurs in 2001 At this point the Lakers haven't lost a game in 7 weeks

Mike Brown Good win by our guys obviously

Robert Horry hip-checks Steve Nash and destroys the Suns chances at a title in 2007 due to suspensions later in the series

During the Knicks' title run Mike Brown showed the team footage of their 2025 ECF loss to the Pacers to remind the players what they felt like losing that way Brown credits the messaging to Dillon Jones and OKC who did something similar after losing in the 2nd round as the 1 seed in 2024