Banchero on why the Magic didn't have a go-to play to run during their drought This series has been a slugfest so I wish I had some complex answer about what action or whatever ball movement but sometimes the game just goes that way We had a very bad drought tonight no point in dwelling now

Kenny Atkinson in the postgame of Game 1I thought they hit some really tough shots in the 4th quarter we got a little unlucky quite honestlyI'm super proud of the way our group played We played great basketball tonight for 3 quartersHe blames fatigue for the drop

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

Jalen Brunson A lot of great things happen you know when were down one and you miss a wide open layup -Josh Hart For me I wanted to set up an epic last possession We wouldnt have that OG tip in without that missed layup

SNY Donovan Mitchell Y'all asked me 1000 times if we were tired I can't tell you yes But we did this to ourselves Not an excuse they're a hungry team They beat us swept us I don't want to diminish that But we didn't give ourselves a chance because we didn't handle business

Thinking Basketball I do think that the competition the Knicks have played has been subpar you could argue Atlanta was the best team they've played against the Cavs 3 or 4 possessions in a row the Knicks just get runout layups That's just an abomination of transition defense