In the game against the Hawks on the road, the Rockets did not play well in the first three quarters, and they trailed the Hawks by as many as 19 points at most. At the beginning of the final quarter, when everyone thought that the game was about to lose suspense, rocket veteran Gordon stepped forward, he only played 6 minutes in the final quarter, personally got 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and the Rockets under Gordon's leadership, the team's second team played a smooth team offense, scoring 44 points in a single quarter, net 19 points over the Eagles. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Hawks by six points on the road to win the game.
The biggest contributor to the Rockets' victory in this game is Gordon, who started 32 minutes, shot 10 of 16, and had 32 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-8 three-pointers. In the first half, Gordon was full of firepower, he scored 16 points in a single quarter, and in the second half he continued his excellent play, scoring 16 points again in the half, he became the Rockets' most reliable player on the offensive end of the game, the Rockets can reverse the Hawks in this game, Gordon's play is crucial.
Gordon's performance has been very good since the start of the new season, and although the Rockets have focused on developing young players this season, Gordon's ball has declined. But in the game, when Gordon got on the court, his performance was very shining, and many times he was able to be the key to the team's victory.
According to the data, Gordon can average 15.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game this season, shooting 48.4%, shooting 2.4 three-pointers on the outside, shooting 44.8%, and his current three-point shooting rate is 7th in the league. It is worth mentioning that Gordon's shooting percentage has set a new career single-season high, while his three-point shooting rate has tied a new career high. From this aspect of the data, it is enough to see that the current Gordon is in good shape, his performance has not been affected by injuries, and he can still play a shining performance on the court.
Probably many fans know that from the beginning of last season to this season, they all want to trade Gordon, but when negotiating with various teams, for many reasons, they did not negotiate, which also led to Gordon playing for the Rockets.
In my opinion, the Rockets still don't trade him, the current team's talent is good enough, the team has a lot of young players who can be trained, and they also need a veteran to carry, and this veteran Gordon may be the best choice. His presence with the Rockets will help the team win more and make the atmosphere more harmonious, while Gordon will also coach the young players on the team. Although the presence of Gordon will affect the play of other young players to a certain extent, without Gordon, the team will once again fall into the losing streak stage, which is not conducive to the construction of a team.
Personally, I think That Gordon is in very good shape at the moment, and at the same time he can help the team win the game, the Rockets still don't trade him, which will help the team to become more. The Rockets are currently 9-18, they are ranked 13th in the West, and only 2 wins away from the 10th place Blazers in the West, the Spurs, Kings and Blazers currently in front of the Rockets are not in very good shape, if the team strives to win the next game, then the team has a chance to qualify for a play-off this season, which is much better than continuing to mess up.