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
tried
We tried to take them out early. This was a must-win for us.
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.
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.
against break defense help hurt knocked open pulled screens shot terrible time tried
His long-range shot really hurt us. His 3-bombs were devastating. Every time we scored and tried to make a run, he pulled up on the break and knocked one down. And that put it out of reach. But the defense was terrible against Miller. We didn't help out enough on the screens and he was getting open looks. It was disappointing, because we know he's a shooter.
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.
sam
We will not be overconfident. Sam and I will not let that happen.
decided good stops
We got some good stops once we decided to play defense,
sloppy
We got sloppy at the end, but we accomplished what we wanted to.
dearly moral paid rather rotation trying victories
We got out of rotation and we paid dearly for it. We're not trying to take any moral victories ... we wanted to win. It's encouraging but we'd rather have that 'W'.
bit feeling
There's a feeling of excitement, and a little bit of the unknown.
chances players plays
There's some players out there who are very deserving, with more wins. And that plays into it. If we had some more wins, then I think my chances would be really high.