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We're riding confidence right now that's been as high as it's been all season
Pistons trying to guard against prosperity Jun 12, 2004
I'm so happy for Tayshaun. Time and time again throughout the season when he has been called upon, he has stepped in and guarded other teams' best players -- Kobe (Bryant), McGrady and even Iverson one time
Detroit 108, Orlando 93 May 04, 2003
We are going from (Tracy) McGrady to (Allen) Iverson, who is another very, very explosive scorer
Detroit 108, Orlando 93 May 04, 2003
We have our backs up against the wall now, and we do have a lot of fight
Four teams try to close out playoff series Apr 30, 2003
Bad shooting nights happen to everyone but not usually like that
Orlando 99, Detroit 94 Apr 20, 2003
Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976, in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball point guard for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for Team USA. Billups won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, and was given the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit. A five-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA selection, he was chosen third overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, and has also played for the Toronto Raptors, the Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Billups played college basketball at the University of Colorado, where he was honored in 2004 as the fifth player to have his jersey (number 4) retired.
Billups attended Denver's George Washington High School, where he was a four-time All-State first team pick, Colorado Mr. Basketball three times, and Colorado Player of the Year as a sophomore and as a junior. He was selected to the 1995 McDonald's All-American Team but did not play due to a shoulder injury, an injury that he would have a problem with off and on throughout his early career.
Billups attended but did not graduate from the University of Colorado, having been drafted after his sophomore year. At Colorado, Billups averaged 18.5 points per game over his two seasons. In the 1996–97 season he was named to the Big 12 Conference First Team and the Basketball Times All-American First Team. That same year Billups led the Buffaloes to their first NCAA tournament victory in over thirty years, 80–62 over Indiana.