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
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).
came stuck win
It was big, especially how we started the game. We came out really sluggish, but stuck with it, so that was a big win for us.
contested opportunity point shot took trying
It was set up for Andres and they read it well. He took a contested shot. But at that point we were just trying to get a shot off so we could get another opportunity at the ball.
everybody game good hopefully momentum
It was real good game for us. Everybody got to play and hopefully we can use it for some momentum in (Wednesday's) game.
doubt hard mind open stay team tough
It was really tough to get an open look or to get in the lane. There was no doubt in my mind we could stay with this team because of how hard we play.
ball great job keeping lane open tough
It was really tough to get an open look or even get a lane to go and get the ball. They did a great job of keeping the ball out of my hands.
bad game losing ourselves tough
It was a real tough loss. Every game is like a must-win for us right now. We're having a bad losing streak, and we need to get ourselves out of it before we get back to Chicago.
ball good job
They did a good job of getting the ball out of my hands.
fighting open screens using work
They were pretty much just face-guarding me and being very physical. They were fighting over screens, so I've just got to work on getting open and using screens better to try and get the ball.
good playing
They were playing good 'D'. They were a lot more aggressive. They were trapping in the backcourt.
behind build chance message momentum send
It's a chance to send a message ... that we're right behind you guys; we're on your tails. I think if we go in there and get that 'W', we'll build momentum and we'll be fine.
commit foolish helps team
When we commit too many foolish fouls, it slows the game. That helps the other team get in a groove.
momentum
When we go down to Miami, we've got to keep the snowball going. We've got momentum going. We've got confidence. So we've got to keep it up.
momentum
When we go down there, we've got to keep the snowball rolling. We have momentum right now. We have confidence. So we need to keep that up.