Coach Malone with some motivation for his squad: "We have tasted what it's like to win in the playoffs, we have tasted how close we were to the Western conference finals"

Darko Rajakovic pumped after game 4 win vs Cavaliers

Kendrick Perkins A Donovan Mitchell led team has never been to a conference finalsWhen you're trying to make a deep run in the postseason the only thing that matters is that locker room You've gotta have that dawg mentality and you've gotta want it

Footage from 2009 Western Conference Finals highlighting the physical skills and competitive spirit of past playoff basketball in the NBA

Donovan Mitchell on finally making Eastern Conference Finals Honestly I dont think anything changed As a leader I definitely grown I think Its about circumstance Sometimes its not your time The biggest thing is to keep trusting the process At some point youre going to push through

Donovan Mitchell on what lesson the Cavs can learn from this series if they make the Conference Finals again Don't lose Game 1 after being up by 22

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