Brad Stevens: "I think they (the wizards) played really well for most of Games 1 and 2. We were really lucky to win.

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

Josh Hart says the Spurs not giving them credit for their wins throughout the Finals fueled them even more

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

Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson after the Spurs won Game 3 in the Garden

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

LeBron on the loss to OKC We were not out worked They didnt out physical us They didnt outsmart us I feel like we were just out talented you know by OKC They just possess so much more talent