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
flat prove screens towards
We still need to prove that we're still a top-notch organization. We're going towards that road. I don't have PlayStation in my locker, flat screens or DVD's in my locker.
ahead behind catch golden hovering state stay teams
Golden State is hovering right about .500 and they're behind us in the Pacific, so it's very instrumental. We're in there, so we have to stay ahead of the teams that are behind us and catch some of the upper-echelon teams.
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.
beat playing quality teams win
Granted, they're playing without Shaq, but they beat some quality teams without Shaq. It's a big win for us.
deal focus team
That's something they have to deal with. My focus is on our team right now.
absolutely advance again beat confidence definitely hard team worked
This is absolutely satisfying. It's like vindication because we worked so hard and this organization didn't give up. We definitely have the confidence to go out there, advance again and keep going. We feel we can beat every team out there.
averaged best davis east expect fourth indiana learned nine rookie second team time whatever
That's the way it should be. I learned that my rookie year. I averaged 20 and 10, while Dale Davis averaged nine and eight. He was on Indiana and they were in second place in the East or whatever and he got the All-Star nod. This time we're the fourth best team in the West, I expect to be there.
definitely early felt rusty team
I definitely didn't want to let the team down. I was a little rusty early on, but after that I felt good.
ballgame came court home pride quarter start third
It's embarrassing. You can't get embarrassed on your home court like that. You have to play with some pride and some intensity. We came out in the third quarter with a sense of urgency, but you've got to start the ballgame off like that.
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.
addition afraid anytime great hits love shot
He hits big shot after big shot. He is fearless. He is a great addition and I love having him. Anytime we need a big shot, he is not afraid to take them. He hits most of them.
erased great lead might three
In the past, we might have folded, but we erased that 12-point lead and we're up three at halftime. It's a great, great feeling. It's much different than before.
fresh helped
It helped them that they had a lot of fresh bodies.
four goal less minutes playoff points slip
Our goal was to clinch a playoff spot. To be up four points with less than two minutes is disappointing to see it slip away.