Spurs players quotes this NBA Finals:
- “We gave them those games”
- “It's almost not like I have anything to figure out. It's almost like I have to play normal, not even good”
- “We’re the better team”
- “First off I’m trying to win for myself”
Knicks players quotes this NBA Finals:
- “We’re gonna fight until the end, they’re a really good team, they made a run but we’re gonna fight until the end”
- "Hope has been brought back to the city. But the word success hasn't been seen. We have to fight to bring that word back to fruition”
- "We can't just be satisfied with that. We have a long way to go. We have a lot of things we can do to be better”
- "We don't care too much about the winning streak. All that's in the past. To us, it's 0-0. Take it one game at a time. Our most important game is the next game”
The difference between mindsets is night and day.
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"I think our mindset was 0-0, not being up 1-0. Even with what the series is now, next game, the mindset has to be 0-0 again. It's how it has to be. You can't be comfortable, you can't be satisfied with anything."
- Jalen Brunson
“He was criticized in Minnesota. He was criticized in New York. But the MVP of the Finals is gonna be Karl-Anthony Towns. He played two of the best games I’ve ever seen a big man play. That man earned his flowers.”
Charles Barkley with the highest praise for the Knicks center.