Joe Dumars Head of Basketball Operations New Orleans Pelicans We start losing the same way over and over again That's not improvement We have to establish that we are going to play hard every night It was that judgement more than identity the offense the defense the WL record

Anthony Davis: "When I was in New Orleans, Alvin used to say it all the time, he used to preach defense. I had the best offensive team. We would score 130 and would never get past the second round of the Western Conference because we didn't play defense."

JR Smith where it all started

Rick Carlisle full postgame conference after the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks and went up 2-0 in the series Eastern Conference Finals 2025 NBA Playoffs

LeBron tells ref: I know youve been reading and sayin I havent been playing defense the last couple years, but its a new year.