Knicks Bulletin: ‘We have good character guys in there’

You know what’s poppin’?

The Spurs and the Thunder are five deep going seven.

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On Jalen Brunson’s work ethic and leadership after yet another sweep:

“His work ethic is second to none. On top of that, he’s pretty even-keeled. Never gets too high, never gets too low. And when your leader is that way — which you need to have, especially when you hit adversity — it’s easy to get everybody else to follow.”

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On the identity and sacrifice behind the Knicks’ Finals run:

“Our identity lies in our intangibles. And I go back to what our standard is. Guys on [the Spurs and Warriors], they all sacrificed. They all had a competitive spirit that was unmatched. They all stayed connected through tough times. They all believed in each other and the process while holding each other accountable. Those intangibles are what I’m starting to see with our group as being what our identity is, which is similar to some of the other teams I’ve been fortunate, blessed and lucky to be a part of that have made it that far.”

On the team’s collective sacrifice during the Finals run:

“We have good character guys in there. We have guys that want to win. We have guys that are willing to sacrifice. It’s a team effort.”

On keeping the ECF celebrations muted and getting back to work:

“The celebrations were minimal. We really wanna get back to work. We know what happened last time we had the long layoff, so we already talked after the game right away about preparing, getting to practice, back to the work. That’s what’s made us special and it’s what’s gonna give us a chance to win the next series.”

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On adjusting to yet another long break before the Finals’ Game 1:

“We’ll do a better job this time around of just preparing for that kind of situation to happen. I think obviously the coaches have done an amazing job getting us ready for Game 1, but obviously we didn’t go out there and shoot well. I think I looked up at one point and we were at four percent from three. So we just got to figure out a way to get those kinds of game-like reps. I think the coaching staff heard us loud…

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