Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billupsis an American retired professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association. A star at the University of Colorado, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. A five-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA selection, Billups played for the Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career. He won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth25 September 1976
CityDenver, CO
We talked about it in the locker room before the game, that this was the game we needed. We felt they hadn't been tested in this postseason, they hadn't played against a team like us that plays defense, believes in itself and tries to control the tempo of the game. Yesterday was a good game to show them that.
Sometimes, a loss can be a good thing. You don't like it, but it makes you shape back up.
Did I think we'd get off to 20-3? No, I didn't think that, but we've got some good veterans plus our core is the same.
You all know that sometimes we get bored. When something like that happens, it just fuels our fire a little bit, and good luck to the other team when that happens.
That was a good win. We had a big win (Tuesday night against Dallas) with a lot of emotion and we were able to push that all aside and focus on this one. That was good by us.
That's us. We're never rattled. Even when we were down, we're never rattled, and we just keep our composure. That's why we're so good in those tough, grind-it-out situations.
It felt good - it was halfway down and it came out. That's to be expected when the night is going like that.
I think I made a good case. It would mean a lot. Not as much as another championship, but it means a lot to even be mentioned.
Man, it was ugly. We were getting good looks, too. But at some point, I always feel we're going to get it going and make a run or two that leads to a win.
We had control, but we missed a couple shots, they made a couple, a couple of calls didn't go our way and they got back in it. They won it with a good shot from Paul Pierce. Tough shot.
We take a lot of pride in being a good road team. From Day 1, we talked about being a great road team.
Guys are definitely feeling good right now. We made it here healthy; that was our main goal. ... We're feeling great right now. I think there's a little extra pep in everybody's step today.
He's a good friend of mine. When Larry took that job, he called me like six times in two days.
I am a little more excited now because we've got some good teams coming in over the next week or so. I am looking forward to that.