Coach Malone on whether the players were as frustrated as he was following tonight's loss (Nuggets blew a 25pt lead): Losses like this keep me awake for weeks. I think todays NBA player, theyre worrying about where theyre going out tonight.

Sam Presti isn't worried about Chet Holmgren If you go back and look at some of the greatest players of the game they all have these moments where they run into defeat or struggle That's what makes them great players is that they're able to continue to move on from that and improve

Paul George after the Game 1 loss - We had breakdowns tonight but they also shot the s--t out of the ball They were hot they came out hot they came out on fire But it's a game of adjustments we'll make adjustments They don't get any extra points for going up big tonight

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

LeBron postgame - I'm not angry or disappointed Obviously you're disappointed at the simple fact being down 3-0 obviously But we still got life and that's all you can ask for

Kenny Atkinson after the Cavs get blown out by 37 points we took a step mentally

Kenny Atkinson in the postgame of Game 1I thought they hit some really tough shots in the 4th quarter we got a little unlucky quite honestlyI'm super proud of the way our group played We played great basketball tonight for 3 quartersHe blames fatigue for the drop