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

Michael Malone on Jokic When I coached him I had a hard time getting him to sit

David Adelman reflects on the loss to OKC in overtime It's a good learning lesson we may have to change up who plays whenthe way I'd like to play them isn't available right now

Calvin Booth on Michael Malone We won a championship there was definitely alignment Never a physical altercation in front of people never a verbal altercation in front of people Wheres the beef At the end of the day he doesnt deserve to be working on a bit table at ESPN commentating games

Chipalu Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch on facing the Lakers without LeBron James in the lineup Seems to activate Luka amp Reavesseem to share the shots They become exponentially more dangerousbeen pretty good when 2 of those 3 been out because of just a usage puzzle

LeBron James on this year's Lakers Not quite sure how many games we've had where we had a full roster I know it's been a lot more than over half for sure Our success is gonna come down to obviously I think our health We've gotten past the marathon and now the sprint is about to start

LeBron James after today's loss You want me to compare us to them That's a championship team right there we're not We can't sustain energy and effort for 48 minutes and they can That's why they won a championship