Eric Gordon。圖/路透社
太陽今天在客場面對火箭隊，球隊上下展現優異的得分爆發力，特別是Eric Gordon拿下27分，出手11球命中7球三分，與Kevin Durant並列球隊最高，在比賽中擊敗主場勝率極高的火箭隊。
比賽過程中火箭球團也為效力7年的Eric Gordon準備致敬影片，歡迎他在離隊後首次回到休士頓。
Eric Gordon #Rockets tribute video pic.twitter.com/4Qn6lwH0X1
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) December 28, 2023
談到今天進攻端球隊的發揮，Gordon表示球隊有做到我們應該做到的事，所有人都有發揮，每個人都打得很好，我們必須要極大化我們自身的優勢。
"We did what we were supposed to do. We utilized everybody. Everybody was playing very well."
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) December 28, 2023
Eric Gordon as he scored 17 of his 27 points in 2nd quarter, going 5-of-6 on 3s in Suns 129-113 win at #Rockets, his former team.
"That should be the norm." Gordon on #Suns 129 points. pic.twitter.com/4LNQkgwp0l
被問到看到致敬影片的想法，Gordon說：「能夠回到這裡真是太棒了。我在這裡有很多美好的回憶和很多有意思的事情。來到休士頓是我職業生涯的一個重要轉折點。今晚，我們做了應該做的事情。我在這擁有特別的7年，不能忘掉這些時刻，這邊是我第一次當自由球員選擇加入的球隊，這七年都相當的棒。」
"I had a special time here. You can't forget those times. That was my first time being a free agent so I chose to come here and being here for seven years was great."
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) December 28, 2023
Eric Gordon as he played his first game in Houston since last season's trade that sent him to #Clippers. #Suns https://t.co/KriLpjkai3 pic.twitter.com/7QlbG1D67i
Eric Gordon去年球季透過交易離開火箭，七個球季在火箭隊最遠曾經走到西區決賽，在火箭時期場均可以貢獻15.7分、2.8顆三分，在16-17球季曾經拿下最佳第六人獎項。
