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Several factors are contributing to Gordon's uptick. First, there's the fit. Watching a Rockets game, it would be hard to blame you for feeling that Gordon wasn't so much born back in 1988 as he was constructed in a lab with the express purpose of having him play for Mike D'Antoni one day. Gordon has always been at his best when allowed to be aggressive and when given the opportunity to attack if he has an advantage on his matchup. There isn't a more aggressive or attack-minded coach than D'Antoni. Gordon must have recognized this on some level, because when he hit true free agency for the first time in his career (the Pelicans famously matched a max contract he signed with the Suns in restricted free agency in 2012, even after Gordon publicly stated that his heart was in Phoenix), he made sure he got himself down to Houston to play for Mike D. It's been such a good fit that Gordon has even willingly moved to the bench, something he scoffed at in New Orleans.Read More: Lou Williams Is Playing Borderline Impossible Basketball for the Lakers
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