Ben Gordon Game Quotations

Shaq getting in foul trouble really changed the game for us.

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.

It is crazy. That's why every game is so important to us. You can't afford to be dropping games because we're not playing hard or we didn't come with the necessary intensity.

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.

Every game our chances are getting slimmer and slimmer. We just have to seize the moment and win games that we have control over. We've got to bring our 'A' game every night. Especially our effort, we have to have the same effort consistently every night.

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.

This is definitely a game where we can win and where we'd be making a very bad mistake if we don't come out and do the necessary things to win. This is a tough road trip, and the games you can win, you definitely have to get.

I just wanted to play my game and play hard. I'm just looking to come out and be aggressive.

The first half, I think guys were a little nervous. We got the kinks out after the first 10 minutes or so. It just carried over to the second half. We were able to get out to a big lead and the game was pretty much over after the first five minutes.

It's a very big game for us, especially playing in their gym. I think we can send a message, so we have to come out energized from the beginning and get the (victory).

It was real good game for us. Everybody got to play and hopefully we can use it for some momentum in (Wednesday's) game.

It was a real tough loss. Every game is like a must-win for us right now. We're having a bad losing streak, and we need to get ourselves out of it before we get back to Chicago.