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Over the past year, you could already see the team heading in a different direction. Now we're seeing the result of that.— Nowitzki, who describes himself as a 'Mavs fan' now, said this during a recent appearance on his foundation's podcast.

"I was really excited to get back to the postseason because I think we have that hunger and desire, especially defensively, that we had in the first two, three months of the season."— Alex Caruso, after the Game 1 win against the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA Playoffs.

"It’s a severe bone bruise."— Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla describes Jayson Tatum's injury.

I don’t regret the Luka Doncic trade even after a nightmare end to the Dallas Mavericks’ season.— Nico Harrison, the Mavericks' top decision-maker, spoke about the impacts of the Doncic trade during a press conference.

"It’s something we harped on coming into the series," Banchero said. "They do have two main guys, but it’s really the other guys that kill you."— Paolo Banchero discussing the importance of team depth and contributions in the playoff series against the Celtics.