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
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.
brought energy needed obviously ourselves sustain win
We've got to give ourselves some credit. I thought we brought a lot of energy, and obviously they didn't sustain the kind of energy they needed to win the game. We just have to sustain that energy.
doubt knew left time
I knew it was good. Any time I get in those situations, I just tell myself, 'I'm going to make this shot.' When it left my hand, I had no doubt it was going to go in.
bad definitely game games mistake necessary road tough win
This is definitely a game where we can win and where we'd be making a very bad mistake if we don't come out and do the necessary things to win. This is a tough road trip, and the games you can win, you definitely have to get.
nights quarter rarely
It's not a big concern. We rarely have a quarter like that. It was just one of those nights when we couldn't make a basket.
continue defensive doubt good key last maybe mind scoring team year
It's no doubt in my mind I can be a starter, but that's not my role. It wasn't our scoring that got us there. We didn't have any all-stars. It was our defensive intensity. That's the key to this team being successful. You got to continue to do that and we can be good as last year and maybe better.
time
I'm just going to take as much time as I need to heal.
found halfway people point saying season sure team tonight turning
I'm not sure what the turning point for our team was, but halfway through the season we found our identity. I know tonight people were saying we didn't have much to play for, and we could have been lackadaisical, but we don't want to have any lapses. We want to keep getting better.
easy touches
Not as many touches as I wanted. It's pretty easy to play someone who doesn't have the ball.
bit kept lost quick sure trying
It was a combination of a lot of things that we don't even know. We lost a little bit of our swagger, we lost a little bit of our confidence. I'm not sure really what it was. We kept trying to find it and kept trying to find it, but we couldn't find it quick enough.
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.
best capitalize chance foul home hurt tonight win
Tonight was probably our best chance to get a win on their home floor. They had D-Wade out. He was hurt for a little while. They had Shaq out with foul trouble. We just weren't able to capitalize on it.