PHOENIX -- Eric Gordon could hardly have made a better first impression.

The high-scoring guard sank a 20-footer from the top of the key with 4.2 seconds to play in his New Orleans debut to give the Hornets an 85-84 victory over the Phoenix Suns in their season opener Monday night.

"All that stuff that we've been through with a lot of changes during the offseason," Gordon said, "I just wanted this game really bad."

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