Monty Williams to his team in the huddle: This is our freaking moment early in the playoffs. Im not trying to get to July and say I wish we wouldve did whatever. Its freaking right now. You guys are built for this.

Tyrese Maxey on being down 3-0 It's still a great challenge You gotta go do it Either you don't play with any pride and you get swept on your home floor in the 2nd round of the playoffs or you play with some pride you win one game at a time

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

Victor Wembanyama on dealing with the pressure of being down 0-2 in the 2026 NBA Finals I think at the end of the day this is everything that I wished for so there isn't any reason to overthink it or I mean this is what I'm built for

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

OKC being poised under pressure joking and laughing in Game 3 shows why team chemistry and championship experience matter

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