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
No doubt about it. That team is one of the best teams in the West. They've been struggling a little bit but that's when it's toughest to play teams, when they're struggling. They're looking to get back right and what better team to beat than us? We didn't look past that team, came out and took care of business.
No disrespect to anybody, but it's always fun to play the other elite teams in the league. It makes a difference.
I started to feel it, so I got aggressive, ... This is absolutely due to Flip's style. Just look at what we can do when we start forcing turnovers.
It was up-tempo and up and down. It was kind of fun, actually, but it was a shootout. I've really got a lot of respect for that team. They play so hard, and they won't slip up. You have to beat them.
It was a little different, but I'm happy to see those guys getting some important minutes, playing down the stretch when it really counted. Those minutes are when you really grow. Any move you make could be the best or worst move.
The second game is usually the game you can steal most of the time. In any series, really. We know that. We're aware of that. We've lost that second game a few times. We have to come out knowing that and doing the right things.
Our defense is going to stay the same. Teams might score a few more points because we might play a little bit at a faster pace, but our defense will remain one or two in the league.
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.
Dice was huge man, golly, he was huge. He's always capable of that.
Dice is playing so well right now. We depend on him every night to play like a starter.
It would be nice if he was in here with us.
I wanted him to stay in. Just keep trying to make them. We were going to try and make sure we got stops on the other end. We have each others' back anyway.
Sometimes, a loss can be a good thing. You don't like it, but it makes you shape back up.
No question, that's what it's all about, letting the young boys shine.