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
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.
agree basketball sneakers wearing
We're all basketball players, so we're used to wearing sneakers and being comfortable on our feet. That's the only one I didn't agree with.
eliminate games step ways
We have to step our games up; we have to find a way to win. We just have to find ways to play well and eliminate our mistakes.
game looking
I just wanted to play my game and play hard. I'm just looking to come out and be aggressive.
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.
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.
time
I'm just going to take as much time as I need to heal.
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.
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.
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.
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).
bench bring coming energy guys matter starting
If guys are coming off the bench or not, you've got to bring the same kind of energy every night. It shouldn't matter if you're starting or not starting.
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.