Championship Quote by Joel Embiid

I'm pretty sure everybody in the NBA wants to make the playoffs. Every player, every coach, every organization wants to make the playoffs.

— Tim Hardaway Jr

You believe you can make it every year. You don't think it's going to end. But the reality is that most teams, you end…

— Lindy Ruff

I guess it's good in a sense that it stops any of it from happening, but now you're telling me if it's Game 7…

— Blake Griffin

I really don't know what it takes to make it to the playoffs.

— D'Angelo Russell

They need to do two things if they’re going to be great and win a championship: take the ball away and keep teams out…

— Willie McGinest

Obviously going to the Western Conference Finals, getting a taste of being really closed just lights a fire under you to get back to…

— Austin Reaves

I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team. When it's really close, usually one team pulls together, and…

— Doc Rivers

It's the playoffs. You find a way to get through.

— Steve Finley

It's cool to make the playoffs. It's not cool to lose in the first round anymore. The goal is to make the Finals.

— Kyle Lowry

When you get into the playoffs, there become a lot of different storylines. But it's all about putting together a team that competes for…

— Erik Spoelstra

Playoffs are like another season to be completely honest. I don't know how to describe it, but it's kind of like a different wave…

— Jrue Holiday

Let's not have a postseason tournament. Let's have a preseason tournament where you're guaranteed three games: we go somewhere, and all the fans come…

— John Calipari