Kendrick Perkins on the Mavericks This is a minor setback for a major come up The Mavs are going to be just fine the pressure is on them in the next 2-3 years to actually go out there and win

Perkins Whether it's being out of shape or him dealing with some type of injurywhen it comes to being reliable Luka is starting to get in that territory of Joel Embiid When you need him the most and it comes postseason time he's not available and if he is available he is never close to 70

Kendrick Perkins A Donovan Mitchell led team has never been to a conference finalsWhen you're trying to make a deep run in the postseason the only thing that matters is that locker room You've gotta have that dawg mentality and you've gotta want it

PatMcAfeeShow Masai Ujiri has full authority to do whatever he wants with the direction of this Mavericks teamMavs sources believe that Jason Kidd had a level of support for the Luka Doncic trade This is a complete restart for the entire organization

Tim Connelly on San Antonio and Oklahoma City changing the equation for what winning the Western Conference looks like going forwardI think the equation changes when you see the two teams playing in the Western Conference right now and how good they are We got smacked by Oklahoma City last year

Hoop Collective Mavericks HC Jason Kidd tried to become team president according to Tim MacMahon but has known for months he wasnt getting the job

Dirk Nowitzki after game 2 The Lakers are always the ones who usually win the free throw battle This is new to them that they're getting clobbered more often