Prime 5 Moments Eric Gordon Had Earlier than Rockets Commerce

The Phoenix Suns have been unable to rise with accidents to key gamers similar to Devin Booker and Bradley Beal to start out the 2023-24 season. The newest casualty added to that record is veteran guard Eric Gordon.

The 2017 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award-winner was dominated out within the Suns sport in opposition to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, November 12. The Suns ended up dropping anew, 99-111, ESPN reported.

Gordon has executed his share in an erratic run with the Suns. In 9 video games, he has normed 13.6 factors, 3 assists, and a pair of.2 rebounds per Basketball-Reference.

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There is not any query that Gordon can nonetheless thrive and step up when wanted. He has executed this prior to now, notably together with his earlier group, the Houston Rockets.

1. Gordon’s game-winner in opposition to the Sixers.

In 2017, Gordon saved the Rockets from a possible loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Anchoring a comeback with 1:39 minutes remaining, the seventh general decide of the 2008 NBA Draft ended up being the hero of that sport.

After receiving an inbound cross from James Harden, Gordon sank a three-pointer to pull the rug from below a Joel Embiid-led Sixers quintet, ESPN reported.

2. Gordon topped Three-Point King.

Gordon confirmed why he’s a menace from downtown, profitable the 2017 Three-Point contest. He bested Kyrie Irving on All-Star Weekend that 12 months.

But the accolades didn’t finish there for the Indiana native. It was the identical 12 months that he received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award, capping a very good 12 months for Eric Gordon, per NBA.com.

3. Gordon’s heroics for Houston in opposition to Golden State.

Gordon has been to the NBA playoffs, and the 2018 sequence with the Golden State Warriors is one to recollect.

In Game 3 of the second-round playoffs, Gordon starred on this one when he completed with 30 factors, highlighted by 7 three-pointers. Although the Rockets didn’t advance, it was a sport that almost all know of to this present day, per the Bleacher Report.

4. Gordon strikes once more in 2019.

It was virtually déjà vu for Gordon once they confronted the Warriors anew in 2019. Houston received its first win after falling behind 2-0 within the Western Conference finals.

Gordon offered the heroics in Game 3, dropping 30 factors, together with the crucial three-pointer in extra time. The Rockets didn’t get previous the Warriors once more. That additionally turned out to be the final playoff sport for Gordon on the Toyota Center.

5. Gordon’s 50-point sport in opposition to the Jazz.

In 2020, Gordon had a sport the place he completed with 50 factors. This was in opposition to the Utah Jazz, simply two days after the demise of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

That scoring splurge made the veteran sniper the third Rockets participant to attain 40 factors or extra in a single sport. It additionally made Gordon solely the second participant to attain 50 or extra factors, the opposite being James Harden, who’s now with the Los Angeles Clippers.

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