HOUSTON – During tonight’s inaugural NBA Awards on TNT, Houston Rockets guard
Eric Gordon was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year as selected by a global panel of
sportswriters and broadcasters. He is the first player in franchise history to
receive the award.
In his first season with the Rockets, Gordon came off the bench in 60 of his 75
games played after starting 398 of 417 career games entering 2016-17. He
finished second on the team in scoring with 16.2 points per game and had the
third-highest scoring average (16.3 ppg) of any reserve with at least seven
appearances this season.
Gordon ranked fourth in the NBA with 246 3-pointers made this season after not
having more than 141 in a season prior. He set the NBA single season record for
the most 3FGM by a reserve with 206, breaking the previous mark of 179 by Mirza
Teletovic in 2015-16. Gordon also became the first player in Rockets history to
win the 3-point contest during NBA All-Star Weekend.
Over a 21-game span from Nov. 27 through Jan. 5, Gordon averaged 4.6 3-pointers
made on 47.1% shooting. He hit at least three 3FGM in each of the first 13 games
of that stretch, tying for the third-longest streak in NBA history.
The Rockets were 35-7 in games in which Gordon scored at least 15 points,
including 17-2 when he scored 20 or more. He averaged 17.6 ppg on 43.6% shooting
(41.3% 3FGs) in wins compared to 13.4 ppg on 34.3% shooting (28.4% 3FGs) in
losses.
Player: Eric Gordon
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