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The Celtics lost early.

The Patriots lost late.

‘Twas a wonderful day.

‘Tis a time to celebrate.

Mike Brown

On beating Beantown after Friday’s loss:

“Our group is resilient. Sometimes things like that happen in Detroit. None of us like it. None of us want to go through it. Give Detroit a lot of credit, but we know it’s not who we are. We played a lot better than that. We will. But I do think this group is resilient because they’ve shown time and time again after tough losses or multiple losses playing the next game usually doing a pretty good job of playing again.”

On the team’s defensive effort:

“Our starter group did a nice job defensively, and I take my hat off to everybody in that locker room. Offensively, I thought we did a pretty good job of taking care of the basketball. It was big for us.”

On adjusting against Jaylen Brown:

“You get a guy like Jaylen Brown who is a heck of a player. In the first half he was having his way with us a little bit. He was 6-for-11, he was rolling. In the second half, we did a better job defensively as a team. I got to give Mo some credit. Mo was our defensive player of the game. We threw Mo on him for a little bit. We thought we’re going to try to make Jaylen work, be physical, get up into him, stuff like that, and he did it without fouling. He did a nice job with it. So to see that from a young guy at this point in his career was a lot of fun as a staff.”

On the Knicks getting back to the W column:

“Our team is so resilient. They’ve shown time and time again that after tough losses we can do a good job to come back and play again.”

On bounceback win in Boston after losing in Detroit:

“We know we’re better than we showed in Detroit.”

On Jose Alvarado’s impact:

“He brings a level of toughness to this team, his energy is unmatched. What he can do defensively in the full court and even in the front court with the ball especially on the pick-and-rolls and stuff, is at a pretty high level. He shoots it better than people think, too. We want to play fast and we believe he’s a guy who will come in and push the pace, get into our offense, and all of that because he’s quick and has a low center of gravity — excited to have him.”

Jose Alvarado

On joining the Knicks:

“To be honest, I can’t say I ever dreamed about this. If you know my story — I’m not saying I wasn’t gonna make it to the NBA — but there were big questions for me. So just to be part of the city, it’s such a surreal feeling. I can’t wait to put the jersey on and get a few stops in it.”

On returning home to NYC:

“Too many messages, but this is a blessing. I’m from here. My family never left the city. So just to be in the atmosphere—they’ve been Knicks fans probably since before me, and to be on a team that’s trying to contend for something and me be part of it is pretty special.”

On competing for a title with the Knicks:

“We’ve gotta contend. We wanna win games, and that’s what we’re trying to do. And I get to be a part of that. I’m excited for that. I’ve just gotta be myself. Let’s get this ball rolling.”

On responding to a missed shot pulling off a Grand Theft Alvarado:

“They basically said, ‘You’re going to miss.’ And I said, ‘That’s how you get it back.’ Who cares about the miss if you get it back on the back tip and layup and it worked out in my favor.”

On his Knicks debut feeling natural:

“It’s crazy. But I just feel like it was meant to be. It feels like I’ve been part of it for a while, even though it was the first game. It felt like nothing. It felt like home. It felt like it was supposed to happen this way. And I’m glad I did.”

On Puerto Rican pride:

“Hell yeah. Can’t wait. That’s a big opportunity for Puerto Ricans expanding. Especially me, being Boricua.”

On Bad Bunny’s performance:

“It was the best show I’ve ever been a part of. And he’s just doing a great job and I’m glad he’s able to show it at the highest level.”

Josh Hart

On Mohamed Diawara’s development:

“I think the beginning of the year, training camp, everybody was like, ‘He’s gonna be good.’ And I think with him, it was just more about getting more comfortable, more experience, more minutes, those kinds of things. But he’s gonna be extremely good. He’s extremely talented, defensively he can be all over the place but offensively he’s knocking down shots.”

On Jose Alvarado’s style of play:

“That’s him. You know he’ll be a really good on-ball defender, take the challenge, a great secondary ballhandler for us, be able to playmaking, in the paint and pressure, so what you got from today is the player you’ll get.”

On the win over Boston:

“A good win.”

Jalen Brunson

On Jose Alvarado’s debut:

“He was great. The impact he had on the game right away was amazing, it’s what we needed and just happy to see him wearing the blue and orange.”

On the win in Boston on Sunday:

“We were connected on defense. We tried to make things as difficult as possible.

“We needed to get back to what we do, and we did that today.”

Jordan Clarkson

On adjusting to a reduced role:

“For me, it’s just been fluctuation of play, really. In and out the lineups. DNPs. Sometimes you’re getting five minutes in the game, here and there. But it’s a whole new process for me, and a new role. Offensively and defensively. They’re asking me to do things defensively as well. And then offensively, I got to figure it out and make stuff out of what comes in the offense in terms of opportunities. It’s not like I’m featured in the offense or anything. I’m playing hard, I’m crashing the glass, figuring out different things — little things to be effective on that end. So it’s a whole new thing for me. But I’ll continue to be a pro and stay in the gym and working on my craft and keep it going.”

On defensive responsibilities:

“Sometimes I have to guard maybe the second or third option with a different unit. I’m usually guarding weaker guys on different teams. But yeah, being asked to do that at some times, on different plays, it’s all an adjustment.”

On embracing a new role:

“It’s not that big of an adjustment. But it takes some getting used to, for sure. I’m in a whole new role and try to play the best role I can on this team.”