Brett Brown: We are not, right now, amongst the royalty of the East and we understand that, and its a badge that we want. Its in us.

Jaylen Brown postgame And I just dont think thats basketball Like lets just play basketball Also Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown we give the benefit to those who you know who necessarily are trying to manipulate the game into their advantage And I just don't think that's basketball Like let's just play basketball

Jaylen Brown on whether he believes he's the MVPAnalytically probably notthe analytics don't quantify who I am and who my spirit is

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Every time you play a Boston Celtics you get a playoff feel No matter whos out there Theyre super well-coached They have really good players Its a game that you see where you really are and they test you We got a test tonight we didnt pass it

Former Suns front office Amin Elhassan on Ayton You wish you were Capella and the Lakers wish you were too The tiger doesn't change his stripes he just changes jungles Guys are who they are particularly if they've always been rewarded for who they are

JJ Redick We talk about this as a staff like our losses are louder than other teams Because we're the Lakers and because of the way we lose I make mistakes