Reporter: what did you learn from going down 0-2 so many times Terance Mann: It just showed us whos who... Youre down and guys come out of their shells... Were glad we have the same group.

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

Ja Morant about what he learned from his new teammates They ragebait a lot They ragebait a lot for sure

During the Knicks' title run Mike Brown showed the team footage of their 2025 ECF loss to the Pacers to remind the players what they felt like losing that way Brown credits the messaging to Dillon Jones and OKC who did something similar after losing in the 2nd round as the 1 seed in 2024

SNY Jalen Brunson Our mentality has to be 0-0 the way it's been It has to be that way Us moving forward with that mindset can really benefit us but there's nothing to celebrate It's not over yet Not even close

Mike Brown having a friendly exchange with the reporter and then answers how inspirational Landry Shamet's story is after all he has been through It's bigger than basketball looking at his story - it's a great life lesson for many others

Stephon Castle on whether they can come back from 3-1I feel like we've made history all year We've proven that with our backs against the wall that we can step up I don't really expect this to be any different