Intro:

Post-game sound after the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 99-91 in Game 2 of their first round Eastern Conference playoff series on Tuesday (21 April) at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics Head Coach

"Yeah I mean they're (Kyrie Irving and LeBron James) good players. Obviously they're great players. I thought we challenged
Kyrie (Irving) a little bit better. He's a hard one because he gets fouled on some of those jump shots, that's tough. But he's a really explosive ballhandler and scorer. And then when LeBron (James) just puts his shoulder down and wants to get to where he wants to go, it's hard to stop him from getting there. But I thought our guys actually did a pretty good job on different plays."

SOUNDBITE (English): David Blatt, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach

"It's a nature of the playoffs that nothing comes easy. And I think Boston is playing very hard and playing very well. And you got to give their defence credit for us at times struggling. I also think, no I don't think I know, I thought we had a lot of wide open looks, really open looks that normally we knock down. And again the intensity of the game sometimes takes away a little bit from your percentage from the outside. That's why the scores go down in the playoffs and we played through that."

SOUNDBITE (English): Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers Guard

"You know, it just came down to just making basketball plays and that's what Bron (LeBron James) did as well as Kevin (Love) and everyone else that was in the fourth quarter. But it started with our defence and we got out in transition. It wasn't perfect, it wasn't pretty but we hold our hat on our, on that defensive end and we got it done."

SOUNDBITE (English): LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Forward

"Well I've been in this moment before and a lot of our guys haven't, so I felt like it was important to me to just try to put a staple in the game the best way I know how. And I was being aggressive and I was able to make a few plays to help our team get the win and that's what's very important for me, just to be there for my team when we need it."