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
bit fourth knock quarter second struggling team tried
I was struggling a little bit in the second half, but then I just tried to take over in the fourth quarter and get my team going. Fortunately I was able to knock down some big shots.
complain concerned help job team
What am I going to do, complain about it? I just have to go out there and do my job and try to help my team win. That's all I'm concerned about.
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.
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.
commit foolish helps team
When we commit too many foolish fouls, it slows the game. That helps the other team get in a groove.
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.
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.
both flow good hopefully last offense sustain team
I think both the team and I have a good flow going on offense the last two nights. Hopefully we can sustain it.
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.
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.
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).
bringing hands home quit start
Things are still in our own hands but we will have to start bringing it every night, especially at home where we have to quit disappointing our home fans.
people
Other people may be surprised, but I always thought I should go No. 1.