Read what the players and coaches had to say following Boston's 117-108 victory over Toronto.
Click on a player to reveal quotes from their postgame press conference.
BRAD STEVENS
RE: Kyrie Irving’s play after the score was tied at 111:
RE: Was that type of defense needed in this type of a game?
RE: Kyrie Irving growing as a scorer and playmaker (at the same time):
RE: Did you see more of what you want to see, more consistently tonight – and can you figure out how to get the team to play more consistently, that way?
RE: Aron Baynes’ looking sharp in all facets of the game, after being out for four weeks:
RE: How Gordon Hayward is doing defensively, while he continues to get better at scoring:
GORDON HAYWARD
RE: How big was the run in the last couple of minutes?
RE: Brad said the team needs to do a better job taking a punch. Were you able to do that?
KYRIE IRVING
RE: What was the biggest difference between the three game losing streak and tonight?
RE: Did you need a team like this just to get going?
NICK NURSE
RE: Stretch time execution:
RE: What did you do in 3rd quarter defensively to turn things around?
KYLE LOWRY
RE: Take us through in terms of stretch time and execution, some of the things you guys need to work on to close these things out:
RE: What does the help look like? What is attention to detail?
KAWHI LEONARD
RE: People were asking about stretch time execution, it was good in Washington and not so good tonight. What kinds of improvements need to be made to finish games out?
RE: Were they a tough team to handle down the stretch because they do have multiple options?
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