“When Andre won, when KD won his 2, there’s just so much joy in that moment” - Steph Curry says winning the Finals MVP would mean everything to him, adds winning the "small trophy" is not the motivation
“His demeanor never really changes… It’s about the mindset, he doesn’t need any teaching points” - Steph Curry defends 5x All-Star, says he can get loud anytime
“Some of the guys that be talking weren’t the guys that were punching people… Y’all were getting bullied” - Draymond Green throws shade at Cedric Maxwell, says he’s baffled by players from the '80s & '90s talking about physicality
“Sports media reacted to every single LeBron James moment in game as if it were legacy defining” - NBA analyst believes great players are allowed to have bad games after 3x All-Star’s recent struggles
“I do believe Jayson Tatum can win an MVP, I do believe he can be the best player on a championship winning team” - NBA analyst says Jayson Tatum has top-5 potential, believes his inconsistency is holding him back
Revisited: “My legacy is going to take a huge, huge hit if I don’t go out here, and perform at an all-time high” - LeBron James on his mentality before his iconic performance in a crucial ECF Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics
“There’s been too many games in Steph’s career, I’ve been looking for that and I didn’t find it, but last night it was there” - Max Kellerman believes Steph Curry looked like Steph Curry in the NBA Finals
“Green is not Bird, Magic, Jordan… But Draymond Green is one of the two or three most identifiable players in the NBA Finals” - Doug Gottlieb says it’s harder for Draymond to foul out compared to a Payton Pritchard
"If he had kicked him in the nether region, that would have been it" - Rich Eisen believes refs were right not to eject Draymond Green in Game 2, says you have to call the finals differently
“They don’t need him like the pre-KD Warriors, they’ve found Jordan Poole” - David Jacoby says he’s concerned about Klay Thompson’s form, believes Celtics can’t let ‘Game 6 Klay’ come in
“Jayson Tatum is a star with a role player’s confidence.… Steph never loses confidence, MJ, LeBron never lose confidence” - NBA analyst says the Boston Celtics play with the confidence of a runner up
"I think we're perfectly capable of winning games where Steph doesn't have a huge night" - Warriors' coach Steve Kerr on reliance on Steph Curry, Draymond Green's impact, and the road ahead in NBA Finals
“Why the f**k are you there?… You wanna win right? Then f*****g do what I tell you, like that type of s**t” - Richard Jefferson on Ime Udoka’s coaching style, says there’s a directness in his eyes
“Westbrook has never made a teammate better, Draymond Green has made every teammate he’s played with better” - Colin Cowherd cites Draymond Green's importance to the Warriors dynasty
“This is telling everybody shut the hell up” - Shaquille O’Neal believes the Warriors will easily win the title if Steph Curry and Klay Thompson get hot, says this will be their best championship
“Both have of them have proven to be wildly inconsistent” - Skip Bayless believes the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors are deeply flawed and psychologically vulnerable
“Draymond Green is going to be thrown out of one of these games, I think he’s guaranteed that with his behavior” - NBA analyst says he is anxious after picking the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Finals
“You can’t put your feet on somebody’s head.… The onus should be on Draymond” - Shannon Sharpe believes Draymond Green’s reputation helped him avoid a second technical foul vs the Celtics
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