Joe Mazzulla used the six-game road trip towards the end of the season to simulate the playoffs Every team we were playing they were better than us at one thing and we really fought to take that one thing away

Victor Wembanyama We had never been in this kind of situation before It was our first deficit in the playoff series and we just responded It was nothing amazing it wasn't magic we just did what we needed to do And the series is far from over We got 6 more wins before we can rest

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

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

SNY Kenny Atkinson said losing the Game 6s in the previous rounds hurt the Cavaliers We win those Game 6s we beat the Knicks - I'm not saying that but I think it gives us a better chance But the density of the frequency of the games played a part in it

Mitch Johnson The takeaway from any of the games that we've won or lost has not been that the refs decided it

SNY Jalen Brunson Tonight we played like we wanted to go home champions to finish the game Not to start the game to finish the game