Elton Brand
Elton Brand
Elton Tyron Brandis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, and later played for the 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth11 March 1979
CityCortlandt Manor, NY
forward hurting looking
We're hurting all around, offensively and defensively. We're looking forward to getting him back.
control played points
We wanted to control the pace. We didn't want to let them get any fast-break points like they did when we played in New Jersey.
against attack guys home
We wanted to attack them tonight. That's what they did so well against us at home earlier. We wanted guys to penetrate and go to the hole, which is what we did successfully tonight.
continue hoping late momentum overtime waited
We waited a little to late to play with a sense of urgency, with intensity. I was just hoping that we could get it into overtime and continue the momentum that we had going.
everybody felt people
There are a lot of multicultural people at Duke, and everybody felt that way, not just the athletes.
energy good plugging
We wanted to get off to a good start, come out with some good energy and fire. We did that and they got behind, and we just wanted to keep plugging away.
court finishing great home sixth
Finishing sixth is a great thing. You want as much home court as possible.
best definitely effort games road trip
It's one of my best games - definitely up there. We didn't want to come off our (4-2) road trip and be disappointed with our effort at home.
change playing
You try not to let it change you or get too absorbed in it, but it's a lot of fun, just winning, playing basketball, getting on that court. It's just a lot of fun.
deal focus team
That's something they have to deal with. My focus is on our team right now.
bounce great knock shoot
It's disappointing, but we'll bounce back. I'm very optimistic. As a team, we didn't shoot well. Personally, I got great looks, but just didn't knock them down.
early great position teammates tone tried
It was a great win. I tried to set a tone early and my teammates put me in a great position to score.
time win
It was pretty, and then it got ugly. It was a long time coming, and it was an important win for the organization.
ball boys management means protect though
It means a lot, from our management all the way down to the ball boys. Even though it's just one game, it means a lot. We have to protect the home-court advantage.