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
fun hard looked pressure team uptight
We have to go out and play like it's fun. The other night, we looked like we had so much pressure on us. If we just come out and play hard and have fun out there, we're a lot better team when we do that. We were too uptight the other night.
ready
I thought we were ready to play, but we didn't get it done.
bring crowd destiny disappoint problem rest
We still have our destiny in our own hands; we just have to bring it every night, especially at home. I don't know what our problem has been. We can't come and disappoint our crowd like this. For the rest of the season, we've got to show up in games.
behind step
We are going out there sometimes and getting fouls because we are a step behind on some plays.
plays thrust time
Those were big plays for us, because at the time we were struggling. They were really making a thrust defensively and offensively.
problem
We didn't come to play. I don't know what our problem is. We've got to show up for games.
continue focused stay taking win
We're not taking a breath. We've got to stay focused and continue to win the games.
everybody played role
We know we can come back from big deficits. Everybody played a role tonight.
allowing ball expect good job keeping playing stuff
They started playing me really close, not allowing me to get the ball on the wings. G.P. did a good job of face-guarding me, keeping the ball out of my hands. I have to get used to stuff like that and expect it and try to adjust.
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.
coach eventually smart won
They're going to be smart enough to eventually induct Coach Calhoun. He's won two championships.
encouragement
They're a little experienced at this. I don't think they need encouragement from us.
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.