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

NBA awards voter Bill Simmons is leaning towards Nikola Jokic for MVP I've never seen anything like the season he's having It has to be part of the MVP Questions if even Michael Porter Jr would play rotation minutes for OKC

JR Smith about Cleveland possibly trading him for Jimmy Butler: ''I ain't going to no damn Minnesota''.

Michael Malone nearly gets ejected after getting in the refs face for a missed foul on Jokic

Tatum had 49 blocks last year he already has 24 so far this year