Read what the players and coaches had to say following Boston's 109-99 defeat to Cleveland.
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BRAD STEVENS
RE: You guys have been here before. Last year, this year again with Game 7s. What's a Game 7 all about?
RE: You got the quarter that you wanted in that first quarter, had a five-point lead. Where did it get away from you?
RE: Before the series began, I asked you about having LeBron in your path year after year, three out of the last four years. You said it's really Cavs or Celtics, I don't look at it that way. But when he does something like he did tonight, 46 minutes, and then the numbers, does that ever come into your mind, wow, this is a different type of animal that I'm coaching against?
RE: They seemed to really hurt you guys on the offensive glass there, especially at the end of the fourth quarter.
RE: How did Kevin Love leaving the game with the injury affect you guys as far as your game plan or your defense?
TERRY ROZIER
RE: You've played Game 7s at TD Garden, but you've never played a Game 7 against LeBron James with a chance to go to the NBA Finals. What do you anticipate that environment is going to be like Sunday night?
RE: What can you take from the previous Game 7 that you guys played this postseason that can maybe help you this Sunday night?
RE: You mentioned you can't just rely on being at home, but what is it in this series where home court has meant so much to both teams?
RE: And facing LeBron in that game, you look at his numbers, 46 points in 46 minutes, you know pretty much what he's going to get almost every night. Is it the mindset that let's stop everybody else and let him get his?
RE: What does it mean to come back home in a Game 6 against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers and have the kind of performance that you had today?
JAYSON TATUM
RE: On the collision with Kevin Love
RE: (On what encourages him heading into Game 7
RE: On the key to putting road losses behind them
JAYLEN BROWN
RE: On the game tonight
RE: On Cleveland’s run in the second quarter
RE: On what Cleveland did differently defending him after the first quarter
AL HORFORD
RE: On how their play changed after the first quarter
RE: On the way Cleveland was defending him
RE: On not looking to throw the ball in the post late in the game
TYRONN LUE
RE: Start with LeBron: 46, 11 and 9 in an elimination game. What do you take away from what you saw from him?
RE: After Larry Nance fell into LeBron's leg, what did you see? How did you think that affected LeBron's game if at all?
RE: And Kevin, have you had a chance to check in with him?
RE: You started the second quarter with LeBron, Green, Korver, Clarkson and Nance Jr., down five, outscored Boston 26-13 in the first 8:37 using that lineup in the second quarter. Can you talk about the defensive presence of that lineup in the second quarter?
RE: Only nine turnovers tonight for seven points. How much of an emphasis was there from you, the coaching staff, to the guys about value the basketball in this elimination game?
GEORGE HILL
RE: Have you ever had a playoff series just from an offensive standpoint where it's been so strong at home and not as strong on the road, and if so, how do you get that going to carry that into Game 7?
RE: Have you talked with Ty Lue or anyone about that or what they've seen with you, some advice or something that your teammates are seeing?
RE: You were aggressive tonight. Did you tell yourself you needed to be even more aggressive when Kevin Love went down with that injury?
RE: This series is about home-court advantage. How do you guys as a team, not just as an individual, take what you guys did tonight as a team and win where you haven't won yet this series?
RE: We've seen you play two elimination games now with the Cavs, Game 7 against the Pacers and then tonight. In both games you seemed to go to the hole. That seemed like that was your game plan. Why when you absolutely have to have it, have to have a game, why then go to the rim?
LEBRON JAMES
RE: How would you say your teammates responded with Kevin Love out? How encouraged were you with that?
RE: We didn't get a real good look at what happened to you. I think you banged knees, and then how you were feeling after that? I think you scored 12 points to close it out.
RE: After that second long three in the fourth quarter, you kind of let out a scream and pounded your chest a little bit. What caused that reaction, and what were you thinking in that moment?
RE: We were talking in the '15 Finals when everyone was out with injuries and you said I can't play all 48 in The Finals because I burn too much energy. You didn't play all 48, but it's pretty close. With what you did in Game 7 against Indiana and tonight, have you exceeded stamina wise and energy wise what you are able to do on a court in a game like this?
RE: Can you kind of take us through the next 48 hours and how you're going to get yourself ready to be in Game 7 the way you were tonight?
LARRY NANCE JR.
RE: On the collective effort when Kevin Love came out of the game due to injury
RE: On the resolve of the team heading into Game 7
RE: On what he’s learned in his first playoff experience
KYLE KORVER
RE: On the team’s effort tonight
RE: On Kevin Love going down and other guys stepping up
RE: On George Hill’s effort tonight
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