Kawhi, when asked what it would mean to reach the WCF for the first time in franchise history: I dont care about the Western Conference Finals, Im trying to win a championship.

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

Tim Connelly on San Antonio and Oklahoma City changing the equation for what winning the Western Conference looks like going forwardI think the equation changes when you see the two teams playing in the Western Conference right now and how good they are We got smacked by Oklahoma City last year

7 years ago Kawhi Leonard hits the series ending game winner to send the Raptors to the conference finals

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

SNY Mitchell Robinson says winning the NBA Finals is a dream come true I've been here when we have won 17 games when we won 60 games and to finally be able to get it done in 2026 with the journey that I've been on and the team it's amazing

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