Intro:

Post-game reaction after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 95-93 in overtime on Sunday, (7 June) to tie the best-of-seven NBA Finals at a game apiece.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Forward

"Yeah, that's what it is, it's the grit squad that we have. It's not cute at all. If you're looking for us to play sexy, cute basketball, then that's not us. That's not us right now. Everything is tough. You know, we're going to come in with an aggressive mindset defensively and offensively. And for us to win a Finals game shooting 32 percent from the field, it's just a testament of how gritty we can be. It has to be that for the rest of the series, no matter how many games it takes."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Matthew Dellavedova, Cleveland Cavaliers Guard

"I mean, that is a classic thing you practice as a kid growing up: down one, you need to make both free throws. So I felt like I've been in that situation a million times before. As for the play, LeBron made a really good pass to Jam (James Jones), and, you know, you're going to bet him to make that 99 times out of a hundred, and just crush the boards and it just fell to me. So it was pretty lucky."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors Head Coach

Q: What kind of impact did you see from Dellavedova and why do you think he was able to play such a role here?

A: "Well, he's a good player. They won a couple games against Atlanta, the East Finals, without Kyrie, so this was no surprise. This is what we expected. Tough game. Great defensive teams. Both teams I thought defended like crazy out there. It was a grind-out, kind of old-school game. That's the style that it's going to be when you get this deep in the playoffs. It's rarely a track meet."