As I wrote about back in March, Eric Gordon’s 2018-19 regular season was truly a tail of two halves.
In the 2018 portion of the schedule, Gordon appeared very clearly on the decline. He struggled to beat closeouts with the same ease fans had grown accustomed too. His assists were way down. And, most importantly, through 32 games, Gordon was posting career-worst splits of 38 percent from the field and 30 percent from three. Gordon’s shot— the cornerstone of his game— had abandoned him.
However, Gordon’s season turned in late December when a right knee contusion caused him to sit seven straight games leading into 2019.