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
air dagger game took
That was a dagger right there. When he made that, it was pretty much over. The game was still close, but that took all their air out of them.
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.
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.
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.
commit foolish helps team
When we commit too many foolish fouls, it slows the game. That helps the other team get in a groove.
momentum
When we go down to Miami, we've got to keep the snowball going. We've got momentum going. We've got confidence. So we've got to keep it up.
momentum
When we go down there, we've got to keep the snowball rolling. We have momentum right now. We have confidence. So we need to keep that up.
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.
bring crowd disappoint game problem
We just have to bring it every night, especially at home. I don't know what our problem has been, but we can't disappoint our crowd like this. We have to show up for a game like this.
best john listened stand talk took
We took that to heart. John doesn't talk very often, but when he does, we try our best to listen. C-Du, he really listened to what John was saying, and he wouldn't stand down.