For a team in the midst of a grueling season-opening, five-game road trip, Philadelphia looked surprisingly fresh against Golden State. On the second half of a back-to-back at that -- and after falling into a 13-point hole early. It's the type of stuff Elton Brand came to expect from the 76ers a season ago, a pattern they'll have to continue to make it through the rugged Eastern Conference. "We kind of came together tonight defensively and you saw how we shared the ball," said Brand, who tied his career high of five steals in the 76ers' 107-79 victory over the Warriors on Saturday night. "That's how we were last year. It bodes well for our psyche to win a ballgame like that, especially being down and having to grind it out."
