Monty Williams Cade showed me even more in the locker room just now He talked passionately about the things we need to do and how everyone has to be accountable Nobody wants something like this attached to them Bottom line it's my job my responsibilitycoaches are graded on their record

Joe Mazzulla on why he often credits others rather than himself Being a D1 basketball player you grow up with this sense of entitlement as if the whole world revolves around you If I wanted to be a better husband father coach I had to get rid of that type of entitlement

Q Does a team need like a clear cut leader Jamal Murray Don't we have leaders We have leaders I just didn't show up tonight The leader's gotta show up

Cade Cunningham Never say die Detroit grit It's what we've been talking about all year Not everybody gets the opportunity to have a challenge like this in life So I'm just trying to make the most of it

Tyrese Maxey on being down 3-0 It's still a great challenge You gotta go do it Either you don't play with any pride and you get swept on your home floor in the 2nd round of the playoffs or you play with some pride you win one game at a time

JJ Redick when asked how close the Lakers are to competiting for titles - That's what we gotta figure out this offseason Proceeds to praise his players on how they handled the season individually and collectively

Austin Reaves in his media availability earlier today about SGAs foul drawing ability - He wants to win and is gonna do whatever it takes to win If it's shoot 20 free throws so be it If I shoot 20 free throws I'd be happy