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
energy good happen mistake putting realize stuff work
I just realize I'm getting a lot of this stuff because of the work I'm putting in. I know it's not by mistake or accident. It has to do with the kind of energy I put into my game. Good things happen when you put work into things.
expect looking people understood
I really didn't know what to expect because it was all new to me. But as I went through it all, I understood what people were looking for.
four good last opposed rhythm seconds shot time tried
I had four seconds this time as opposed to the 2 1/2 I had last time. I just tried to get into my rhythm and get a good shot up.
both fourth last night played playing teams tired until
Both teams got really tired out there. That's because we were playing until exhaustion. They played last night and we played last night. It really showed up in the fourth quarter.
games last together tough
We like our chances. They (Miami) are tough but we'll go in there and give it our. The last 16 games we've put it together on all levels.
anybody basketball best concerned four games
We have four games left, and we have to play the best basketball we can. We can't be concerned with anybody else.
everybody played role
We know we can come back from big deficits. Everybody played a role tonight.
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.
continue focused stay taking win
We're not taking a breath. We've got to stay focused and continue to win the games.
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.
ready
I thought we were ready to play, but we didn't get it done.
almost answer asked best corner guy mean specific standing trying
I was asked a specific question. It was almost like the guy asked me, 'Why are you standing in the corner not being aggressive, trying to get the ball?' I was trying to answer it best I could. I didn't mean it in any way.