In the last 10 games, there is a team that has won 8 and lost 2, and there is a wave of 7 consecutive wins, guess who they are? That's right, this team is the Houston Rockets! In the Rockets' 132-126 win over the Hawks, Eric Gordon played 32 minutes, shooting 10-of-16, 5-of-8 from three-point range, and scoring 32 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
32 points in a single game, setting a new scoring record for Gordon this season! In the last 5 games, he has scored 20+ in 4 games, and like the Rockets, he is in hot form. Gordon was happy after the victory over the Hawks, saying in an interview: "If I had scored more than 30 points and not won, I wouldn't have this wonderful feeling. "At this moment, Gordon is Denggo!
Gordon's fiery performance also attracted the attention of other players. One fan wrote: "Which team will steal Gordon?" Kuzma retweeted and commented: "It's a coincidence that I'm thinking about this today as well." Kuzma is not alarmist, this year's draft, the Rockets tried to use Gordon and the No. 24 pick to replace the Pacers' No. 13 pick.
Gordon was born on December 25, 1988, and 10 days later he will celebrate his 33rd birthday. Gordon's current contract is $76 million for 4 years, which expires in 2024 and is paid $16.86 million this season. It's no secret that the Rockets want to rebuild, Dengo is playing well now, increasing the value of the deal, and it will be easier for the team to send him away.
So far this season, Goe has averaged 15.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists. Shooting 48.4 percent from the field and 44.8 percent from three-point range, both career-highs. Gordon ranks 7th in the league in three-point shooting, and his true shooting percentage (61.7 percent) ranks 44th in the league. Compared with his annual salary, the cost performance is quite high!
Gordon has played more than 30 minutes in five of his last six games and 28 minutes in another. At the beginning of the season, he could only play about 20 minutes per game. Gordon now has so much playing time and shooting rights, also because jaylen Green is out of the league. The Rockets, in order to train Kevin Porter Jr. and Green, made Wall give up playing this season.
The Rockets are currently 9-18 and third-to-last in the West. Some fans joked: the plan has changed, the Rockets championship. When Jaylen Green returns from injury and the Rockets start to train new players, the record may decline again.
This offseason, Rockets reporter Kelly Iko reported that Gordon and the Rockets are not in the same direction, and although he has not proposed a trade, he is open to joining other teams. After Wall was sure not to play, the Rockets met with Gordon and hoped he would stay with the youngsters.
Since entering the NBA in 2008, Gordon has been in the league for more than a dozen seasons and has not won a championship so far. Before the Nets and rockets played this season, Gordon said with emotion: "If Harden had won the championship when he was with the Rockets, then he would not leave now, we are still teammates." ”
Gordon's lack of possession of the ball and his steady projection are the perfect puzzle in the eyes of many strong teams. Which team do you think Gordon is best suited for?