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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Not Great, But Deserves Better
When you’re a player coming off the bench for an undetermined amount of time, you’re going to have highs and lows. Jeremy Lin, after two fantastic games, got only 17 minutes in the 102-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls, had his season low (so far) but still deserved better from his head coach and teammates.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Does a Lot with a Little
If you’re going to get a delayed first win of the season, it better be like this. Jeremy Lin didn’t need 30 minutes or an increased role as the Charlotte Hornets erased the 0 from their W column, walking all over the Chicago Bulls in a 130-105 win.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin the Point Guard, Kemba Walker the Shooting Guard?
Positions in the NBA these days don’t mean as much as they used to. It’s all about the role, not the actual designation of point guard, center or power forward. The Charlotte Hornets don’t have anyone better than Jeremy Lin to be their main ball handler and playmaker. Does it mean he’ll actually be the one playing point guard, and not Kemba Walker?
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin & Playing Without Him
The Charlotte Hornets beat the New York Knicks 97-93 to remain perfect in the preseason, but played without an ill and resting Jeremy Lin, something that was evident in the team’s offensive fluidity and style.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Most Important New Player on the Team
It might be the fact that Michael Jordan was talking to a Chinese media outlet that made him say that Jeremy Lin is the most important acquisition the Charlotte Hornets made this offseason, but it probably would be true even without the parameter of who he was talking to.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder Interested in Trading for Another Draft Pick
The Oklahoma City Thunder have a lot of contracts they’d love to get rid of, and will be trying to move Steve Novak, Jeremy Lamb and Perry Jones in the next couple of days, hoping to get some financial relief out of it but also a draft pick or two.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Gets Some Help From Friends & Refs
The Oklahoma City Thunder have evened the score with the Portland Trail Blazers, a team that according to Kevin Durant they really don’t like, beating them for the second time in a row after another great game from the probably next MVP, although he needed a little bit of help from Jeremy Lamb and also the referees.
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Thunder vs Heat – Reversal of Roles
The script in this rivalry usually says that Kevin Durant outscores LeBron James while the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. I guess it was something of an opposite Wednesday that opened a lot of eyes for a lot of people.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Quite Happy With His Sidekicks
Life without Russell Westbrook should have been a lot more difficult, but the Oklahoma City Thunder seem to be doing just fine, thanks to Kevin Durant simply taking his game to another level while Reggie Jackson and Jeremy Lamb are developing even more quickly than expected.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Forgets Quickly
There’s a chance Russell Westbrook has no memory, no recollection at all. It’s the only way to explain how he puts the quite common awful shooting performances behind him and turns into a much more effective scorer the next day, as he turned out to be, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-100 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.