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
doubling finding guys hard kept mind positions score sharing
I wanted to set a tone, I really wanted this game. They kept finding me in positions I could score and once they started doubling me really hard on the catch, there were other guys open. I didn't mind sharing the rock.
adding bench coming defense entire great guys holding lead playing
It's been great having that bench threat. We haven't had that the entire season, so to have all those guys coming off the bench - not only holding a lead but sometimes adding to a lead and playing defense - it's great for the starters.
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.
confidence gave great guys helps ok plays score spark
If they want to double-team, that's OK because we've got guys who can score all over the place. Wilcox gave us a great spark off the bench, and that's what we look for him to do every night. We have a lot of confidence in him because of what he does in practice. And when he plays like this, it really helps us out a lot.
blew few guys line team whistle
The referees blew the whistle a lot. Anthony got to the line a lot. Our guys on our team got to the line a few times.
check compete enable feels glad guys highest pieces win
It feels good, but we still have a lot more to accomplish. But it's a milestone we want to check off. I'm just glad the organization put the pieces around guys to enable us to win and compete at the highest level.
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.
best good job nba
The NBA is the best job in the world, ... and you have to look good in business.
city learning longer statement
It's no longer a city thing. It's a playoff-seeding thing. No more statement games. No more learning from losses.
behind finish memphis sixth
I'm not going to try to lose. But if we finish behind Memphis with the sixth seed, we're better off.
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.
feels position tough
It's been tough over the years, so to be here in this position feels good, but we have a lot more to accomplish.
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.