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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Teaches James Harden a Thing or Two
Many times statistics don’t tell the whole story, and even though Jeremy Lin didn’t put up the most impressive of stat lines, it was his presence that made the Houston Rockets play their best basketball in a dominant fourth quarter, while James Harden sat it out entirely, watching from the bench, hopefully taking some pointers.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Better Than James Harden When it Matters
It doesn’t matter if you start as long as you’re playing with the game on the line. That’s not completely true, but Jeremy Lin played a very big part in the final quarter as the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks, while Dwight Howard enjoyed having him on the floor while James Harden surprisingly didn’t try to take over.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Can Teach Others How to Handle Trade Rumors
Since this season began, the Houston Rockets have been a target for trade rumors and reports, mostly suggesting that Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin won’t finish the season with the team. However, there’s been a big difference in how each of them have handled the situation, for better and worse.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Demoted Again While Dwight Howard Has Fun
No one will complain about the Houston Rockets beating the Phoenix Suns 122-108 with an impressive and dominant display from Dwight Howard in what have been his best game for the team, but continuing to give Jeremy Lin less minutes than he deserves will cost Kevin McHale in the long run.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Can do Things James Harden Can’t
Beating up on the Cleveland Cavaliers isn’t so difficult to do these days, but it doesn’t take away from the achievement Jeremy Lin pulled off, showing once again just how wrong the Houston Rockets can be with their blind following after the fool’s gold of James Harden, as the backup point guard finished with a triple double in the 106-92 win.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Not Playing Makes Jeremy Lin & Everyone Else Better
The Houston Rockets can play better defense and avoid late collapses like this in the future, but the writing is on the wall once again: Jeremy Lin as a point guard without interruptions is great for Dwight Howard and this entire team, that hopefully will finally learn something from this opportunity they’re getting by seeing James Harden sit on the sidelines with an injury.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & The Rest Enjoy James Harden Not Playing
The Houston Rockets shouldn’t be better without James Harden, but his injury was a welcome change for a team that’s been stuck lately due to several factors. Jeremy Lin got the chance to start instead and play the way he is supposed to be. He didn’t have the best of performances, but the direction and style were perfect for the team, enabling Dwight Howard to have another big night and a third win this season over the San Antonio Spurs.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is the Right Direction, James Harden the Wrong One
The Houston Rockets want to win an NBA championship, but the direction they’re taking, giving James Harden complete control of the offense and the team while relegating Jeremy Lin back to the bench in a reduced sixth man role isn’t going to get them anywhere anytime soon.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Keeping Omer Asik
Despite previously trying to trade him, the Houston Rockets might hold on to Omer Asik for this season and the next one. How much of this is actually true, and what might this actually mean for Jeremy Lin remains to be seen.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Matter When James Harden & Kevin McHale Ruin Everything
The process of turning the Houston Rockets from an exciting team that might challenge for the NBA title to a one-man show based on James Harden, which pretty much ruins the whole concept of adding talent as Dwight Howard and to a different extent Jeremy Lin get completely wasted and misused.