Kyrie Irving on Celtics' loss: "s--t happens sometimes, it's just part of the NBA season...As one of the leaders of the team, I kinda expect the effort level to be a little bit higher, even after a back to back"

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

Jaylen Brown on the Game 7 loss Philadelphia I watched them get better as the series went on We had some great looks I wish wouldve went down Nothing to hang my head over Nothing for Our team to hang our head over

Jaylen Brown in April about Knicks matchup This year's a different story We might matchup with the Knicks again we gotta be ready to slide we gotta spin the block we gotta run it back The Boston Celtics went on to lose a 3-1 lead at home to Philly and will not slide or spin the block on NY

James Harden after the Cavs were swept by the Knicks Genuinely I do feel like we are the better team

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

Brad Stevens today - There were a lot of teams in the NBA playing for draft positioning this year And that won't be the case next year The league is gonna be a lot better the regular seasons gonna be a lot harder