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
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).
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.
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.
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.
few knew last
They knew every one of our plays. They knew everything that we wanted to do in the last few minutes.
ready
I thought we were ready to play, but we didn't get it done.
adjustment fad guys saw younger
I think it's going to be an adjustment for a lot of players. I saw some things about jewelry. That's a big fad for younger guys in the league.
five great guys line loose players stars top ways
He's a great player. He's one of the top five stars in the league. When guys are struggling, they always find ways to get loose and get their shot. He got to the free-throw line a lot and that's what great players do.
players
Some of the players just brain-locked out there.
builds means
It means a lot. It builds a lot of confidence.
playing waiting
He's been playing like himself. We've been waiting for that all season.
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.
bunch continue doubt great grind turn
It's frustrating, but what are you going to do? There's no doubt about it in my mind, we can turn it around. We have a great bunch of guys. We just need to continue to grind it out.