Jimmy Butler on how to counter what the Lakers throw at him - I think whatever you throw at me, its not gonna work cuz if Im open, Im gonna shoot it. If Im not, Im gonna it to Duncan or Tyler or K-Nunn or Bam or Jae, and theyre gonna make the shot.

Chipalu Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch on facing the Lakers without LeBron James in the lineup Seems to activate Luka amp Reavesseem to share the shots They become exponentially more dangerousbeen pretty good when 2 of those 3 been out because of just a usage puzzle

LeBron James on Josh Giddey His knock was when he left OKC was his ability to shoot the ball Now he's shooting the ball You can't just sag off of him you can't just lay off of him and dare him to shoot He's actually shooting the ball at a high clip Chicago has a really good player in him

Jimmy Butler Draymond told Paul Pierce you chasing the farewell tour You not Kobe Bryant that's crazy That's a crazy thing to say -Kelly Oubre Jr Draymond Green doesn't really care about half the things that come out of his mouth

Tim Hardaway Jr answers three straight times to the buckets by the Thunder at the other end

Mike Conley Its an understanding of the game thats a little bit deeperAnt hasnt had a shot in 5 possessions lets get Ant a shotyou got a 3 on 1 fast breakyou go hey let me try and get an easy one for the guy who hasnt made a shotif you have a high IQ you can kind of see the play develop

- Coaches Corner Detroit Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff breaks down tape with Tim Legler explaining how the Pistons use spacing and false movement to counter teams that double Cade because they dont respect the shooting of their bigs