Ben Gordon
Ben Gordon
Benjamin Ashenafi "Ben" Gordon is a British-American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Gordon played college basketball for the University of Connecticut and won a national championship with them in 2004...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth4 April 1983
envisioned far last level playing season success trying year
Right now I'm trying to get to the level I was playing at last season when I should be at a level two times that. This year I'm struggling. So far I haven't been having the success I pretty much envisioned for myself over the summer. But I'm trying to be patient. It's all I can do. It's a long season.
bit fourth knock quarter second struggling team tried
I was struggling a little bit in the second half, but then I just tried to take over in the fourth quarter and get my team going. Fortunately I was able to knock down some big shots.
changed foul game trouble
Shaq getting in foul trouble really changed the game for us.
beginning game playing send
It's a very big game for us, especially playing in their gym. I think we can send a message, so we have to come out energized from the beginning and get the (victory).
behind free miss next throw time weigh
It's frustrating for me to miss that free throw because of the time and the situation. It won't weigh on me. It's behind me now. I've just got to make it the next time.
bunch continue doubt great grind turn
It's frustrating, but what are you going to do? There's no doubt about it in my mind, we can turn it around. We have a great bunch of guys. We just need to continue to grind it out.
composure deep dig energy extra guys home kept tonight
It's home for me, so I'm always able to dig deep down and muster up some extra energy and come play in the Garden. We just kept our composure tonight and guys made big plays, everybody. It wasn't just one person tonight, and that's what got us the win.
ball fall hard
It's hard to get the ball to fall when everyone's all on you.
games losing needed painful plays
It's a very painful loss. We just weren't able to make the plays we needed to down the stretch. It's just really frustrating. We're losing these games because of one or two possessions.
few knew last
They knew every one of our plays. They knew everything that we wanted to do in the last few minutes.
open tough
They made it really tough to get an open look.
doubt hard mind moral stay victories
There was no doubt in my mind that we could stay with this team, just because of how hard we play. There are no moral victories in the playoffs. We just have to keep working.
builds means
It means a lot. It builds a lot of confidence.
coach eventually smart won
They're going to be smart enough to eventually induct Coach Calhoun. He's won two championships.