On throwing the OG-Precious combo to Joel Embiid on defense and short-circuiting him entirely... 'Going into the series, we thought this could be a possibility. We probably were going to use it more in a different situation. But the situation we were in, with Mitch [Robinson] being out, Isaiah [Hartenstein] in foul trouble and then I wanted to get a look at it anyway and he wanted to do it so we got a look at it. And look, Embiid-he's a load. You're not guarding him individually. You've got to guard him with your team. So we understand that.'
On what makes the Knicks so good late in games... 'Jalen has played at such an incredible high level all season long, and we can play off that. We have a little bit of everything.'
'The rebounding has been terrific. Everyone questioned the rebounding with Josh [Hart] at the power forward. We've been the best rebounding team all year. Everyone questioned Jalen being a leader. We have a lot to prove. I think we learned that throughout the course of the season.'
'It takes four to win a series, that's what we have to focus on.'
On dominating the offensive boards... 'We understand how important that is, and we've got some guys that are great at it. They're relentless.'
On the steady contributions from everybody across the roster and the next-man-up mentality... 'I think it has been the story of this season. And I think w'
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