Mindaugas Kuzminskas There is no pressure in the NBAin NBA you lose 6 in a row coach comes to locker room and goes 'guys we're in a good way keep positive' blah blah blah In Europe if you lose 6 games in a row might get fired you know

Brunson talks belief in Knicks through rough patches of the season I see these guys every single day You guys only see the finished product Obviously there's ups and downs That's basketball That's sports That's life It's all about how you move on and how you move in a positive direction

In order to keep the Knicks' players desperate in every game no matter the score Mike Brown had his staff create a video before Game 1 of the ECF showing the players' faces after being eliminated by Indiana last season The message How did you feel in that moment

De'Aaron Fox We lost Game 3 but that was the first time he Gregg Popovich walked into the locker room and was like Nah that's BS that's not how we play basketball and obviously he had some choice words for us

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

Tyrese Maxey on being down 3-0 It's still a great challenge You gotta go do it Either you don't play with any pride and you get swept on your home floor in the 2nd round of the playoffs or you play with some pride you win one game at a time

LeBron postgame - I'm not angry or disappointed Obviously you're disappointed at the simple fact being down 3-0 obviously But we still got life and that's all you can ask for