Michael Malone Im not one to make excuses The better team won Not taking anything from Minnesota We played until June last year We had to play main guys through Game 82 to secure the number 2 seed unlike last yearI think emotionally and physically guys are gassed

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

Adam Silver We've been addressing load management over the last several seasons Were down 30 this season in terms of single game absences by star players Its not even clear that load management works We have more injuries at the beginning and after All-Star break than late in the season

SNY Donovan Mitchell Y'all asked me 1000 times if we were tired I can't tell you yes But we did this to ourselves Not an excuse they're a hungry team They beat us swept us I don't want to diminish that But we didn't give ourselves a chance because we didn't handle business

Kenny Atkinson in the postgame of Game 1I thought they hit some really tough shots in the 4th quarter we got a little unlucky quite honestlyI'm super proud of the way our group played We played great basketball tonight for 3 quartersHe blames fatigue for the drop

Mitch Johnson We needed to continue to play the brand of basketball regardless of the outcome or the score

LeBron on the loss to OKC We were not out worked They didnt out physical us They didnt outsmart us I feel like we were just out talented you know by OKC They just possess so much more talent