Tyrese Haliburton I think Buddy's played the most games in the NBA right now without a playoff appearanceI want to get him to the playoffs This is the start of that playing for something real We got a chance to win a championship We're going to be prepared on Saturday

Himmelsbach With the start of training camp just six weeks away league sources continue to insist that the Celtics are not close to a deal that would bring Kevin Durant to Boston and that there have not even been any real discussions of substance

Nick Friedell “Jimmy Butler as the man isn’t going to work as far as winning championships”

Jalen Wilson hits the tough contested layup to win the game for the Nets in OT

Coach Malone with some motivation for his squad: "We have tasted what it's like to win in the playoffs, we have tasted how close we were to the Western conference finals"