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).
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.
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.
best team
This is right up there with one of our best team efforts.
best came efforts everybody game guys team
This is right up there as one of our best team efforts of the season, especially having guys out. Everybody who came into the game contributed, and that's what we needed.
people
Other people may be surprised, but I always thought I should go No. 1.
days decided throw wear
I usually don't wear those. It was one of those days I decided to throw them on.
knowing
I don't think about it, but it's in the back of my mind. Knowing that this is a business, any day you can get traded.
brings help man shoot success
He brings a big man who can shoot from the perimeter, and that's going to help us a lot. I think he's going to be a big part of our success this year.
continue defensive fourth held help plays team
If I can continue to play like this and help my team win, that's what I'll continue to do. We made defensive plays when we weren't scoring, and held them off (during the fourth quarter).