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
benefit coming energy game run speed spent tried
We tried to speed up the game and do some things that would benefit us. There was a lot of energy spent coming back from the first-quarter run they had.
complete doubling game good guys open road share tone trying win
That was the most complete road win of the year. I was trying to set a tone for this game right from the start. Once they started doubling me, guys were open and I was able to share the rock. This was a good win for us.
game played start urgency
We have to play the way we played at the end of the game. We've got to start the game off with a sense of urgency and intensity.
definitely game great qualify win
We need to win one more game to qualify but it is great for our mindset. It is definitely a statement.
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.
above games means pride step time winning
It means a lot. Every step we take, first time we're 5-0, first time we're 10 games above .500, first time we have a winning January. Everything we do we take pride in.
games great lately needed proud tough win
It is a great milestone for us to win 45 games. I am proud to be with the organization. It is important that we got this win. We had some tough games lately so we needed to get this win.
coming confident game lose playing
We didn't really lose our swagger. We just didn't play well defensively in some games. We feel confident coming into every game and we've been playing well as of late.
games gives road shows tight win
It gives us a lot of confidence. That we can go on the road and win those tough, tight games shows a lot about our character.
tried
We tried to take them out early. This was a must-win for us.
opportunity stretch taking tough victory
We just had a tough stretch there where we couldn't make anything. Taking them to OT, that's one thing, but we had an opportunity for a victory here.
difference field goals last wins
We were last in three-point field goals, and that makes a big difference in wins and losses,
box cut
We have to cut our turnovers down and box out. It's that simple.
built came fights-and-fighting kept
We had them. We built a 20-point lead, but they kept fighting. It's a lesson-learned. Overall, we came out with a victory.