sentences:  Gordon was on a scoring tear earlier in the season but was slowed down in his game against the Golden State Warriors, with a hard foul committed by Andris Biedriņš, which forced Gordon (who was averaging 24.1 points per game before the injury) to be sidelined for 18 games.It was later revealed that Gordon had a sprained wrist with a bone chip fracture.Returning from an 18-game absence, Gordon had a solid performance with a win against the Houston Rockets with 24 points.