"When I step into this building, I don't want any excuses on my name" - Kyrie Irving not willing to put his dismal performance against the Celtics on Ramadan fasting
"The corpse of Blake Griffin is trying to save the Nets' season" - NBA world has a hearty laugh at expense of Brooklyn Nets as they stand on the verge of embarrassing sweep
"Kevin Durant got afraid to shoot... LeBronesque; Painful to watch" - Skip Bayless compares Kevin Durant's Game 3 meltdown to LeBron James' hesitance to shoot in 4th quarters
"I tried to tell ya old a** after Game 1 and Game 2 that the Celtics were punking KD" - Kendrick Perkins goes after Stephen A. Smith as Boston trumps Brooklyn Nets
“He’s slowing down, he can’t really get by his defender no more” - Tracy McGrady believes the Philadelphia 76ers made a ‘bad trade by acquiring former MVP, cites their chemistry before the trade as a reason
"Kareem and Magic had to figure out totally different personalities!" - Colin Cowherd on why Brooklyn Nets All-Star duo is "clueless" compared to legendary team-ups, cites sacrifice as a key reason
“I’m not watching Durant and saying ‘that’s the best player on the floor’” - Anonymous NBA scout picks 3-time All-Star as the better player over Brooklyn Nets talisman Kevin Durant
“The Celtics have a number of Tony Allen-type players” - Brian Windhorst believes the personnel and relentless Boston Celtics defense are making Kevin Durant struggle
“I don’t think anybody can mess with KD 1-on-1, 7 foot, can shoot, can handle… He’s so lethal offensively” - Tracy McGrady picks Kevin Durant as the best 1-on-1 player in the NBA right now
"We'll see what happens but all the pressure coming from every angle, I doubt that they'll pull back on him" - Draymond Green says he's a little worried about Ben Simmons coming back for the Brooklyn Nets
“I've got the best player in the world, is that what we want NBA?” - Alan Hahn believes former NBA champion is losing confidence because of a lack of calls on physical plays
“You can’t find me back-to-back games in his career, let alone a playoff series where Kevin Durant has looked this bad” - Stephen A. Smith says he has zero confidence in the Brooklyn Nets
"That reminded me last night of the late 1980s-early 1990s defense" - Michael Wilbon compares Celtics defense to how 'Bad Boys Era' Pistons contained Michael Jordan
“He’s saying, 'My mama gonna come over and cook some fried chicken and macaroni, my fans gon' be behind me’“ - Shaquille O’Neal's "advice" for Kevin Durant with his playoff series shifting to KD's home turf in Brooklyn
“I’ve never seen KD get his shot blocked this many times by one player, Tatum is really taking the challenge” - Stephen Jackson believes the Brooklyn Nets are "getting punked" by the Boston Celtics
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