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
conference exciting finals question series western
There is no question that series would be exciting to play. Not only for the Western Conference finals implications but also for the rivalry.
next whoever
Whoever we get in the next round, we'll be ready, definitely.
forward hurting looking
We're hurting all around, offensively and defensively. We're looking forward to getting him back.
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.
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.
realistic win
We wanted to go undefeated, but it's not realistic to win every game,
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.
sam
We will not be overconfident. Sam and I will not let that happen.
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.
box cut
We have to cut our turnovers down and box out. It's that simple.
difference field goals last wins
We were last in three-point field goals, and that makes a big difference in wins and losses,
bandwagon came confident doubt goes jump left level sam somebody soon swagger talking trash
Without a doubt, the swagger level goes up, ... Sam Cassell has been talking trash as soon as he came here. That's what we need. We need somebody that's confident like that, saying, hey, jump on our bandwagon or get left behind. We haven't had that.
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.
coming defense
We were No. 1 in field-goal defense coming in, but I don't know about now.