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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin and James Harden Not Always Needed
With Jeremy Lin out for the next couple of weeks, there were those worried about the return of James Harden, which would mean too much selfish basketball for the Houston Rockets. Instead, they got a very dormant display from the team’s biggest star, while the right kind of style prevailed against the helpless Brooklyn Nets, as Chandler Parsons continued his excellent season with some big help from Omri Casspi, Francisco Garcia and Aaron Brooks coming off the bench.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Injury Doesn’t Get in the Way
For now, it doesn’t seem like the bruise Jeremy Lin picked up is going to be something that keeps him from playing in the next game for the Houston Rockets. In any case, his absence, and that of James Harden, meant nothing to the surging Rockets, beating the Atlanta Hawks 113-84 with Aaron Brooks and Francisco Garcia picking up the slack with an impressive performance while coming off the bench.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Should Be the Example For James Harden
If the Houston Rockets were a team that’s run and coached the right way, Jeremy Lin wouldn’t have to wonder about his role and position on the floor. James Harden would be a star shooting guard that isn’t too busy trying to handle the ball too much, and Kevin McHale wouldn’t be using Patrick Beverley in the starting lineup or for so many minutes in general. But the last season and a bit are showing us that things are very different in South East Texas.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Have to Be Great For Them to Win
Things aren’t as simple for the Houston Rockets without James Harden, but it does allow them to be more creative. Omer Asik playing the entire fourth quarter instead of Dwight Howard, Jeremy Lin sitting down for most of it while Omri Casspi and Chandler Parsons lead the team on huge surge to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-86.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Makes Them Look Like a Team
Like a trail of breadcrumbs left for Kevin McHale to pick up and understand the hints, each time he uses Jeremy Lin the way he’s supposed to be used, the Houston Rockets look like a very good basketball team. It doesn’t matter that Aaron Brooks starred for the team in their 112-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it does mean something that James Harden didn’t play, and unless something is done about his playing style the potential of this squad will continue to be wasted.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Jeremy Lin Enjoy The Dwight Howard Free Throw Show
At some point, hack-a-Dwight had to backfire on someone. That team happened to be the Denver Nuggets, seeing an incredible free throwing performance from Dwight Howard, stepping up instead of the mistake-filled James Harden game or Jeremy Lin having a solid performance from the bench, leading the Houston Rockets to a 122-111 win.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Playing Like Jeremy Lin Needs Him to For Once
At his best, James Harden makes the Houston Rockets a title contender. The problem is that his efficient and rather composed performance against the New York Knicks isn’t something the Houston Rockets get from him every night. Jeremy Lin, coming off the bench again, was finally happy with the kind of basketball he saw from his team and especially star teammate, but is it something he can count on happening again?
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Rockets vs Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Not Enough Against the Good Teams
While the Houston Rockets continue to provide high scoring, entertaining games, the New York Knicks remain a constant source of disappointment to those expecting great things from them, as even 45 points from Carmelo Anthony aren’t enough when it comes to beating teams with similar or bigger aspirations.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Better Without James Harden But Still Needs Him
The Houston Rockets losing 123-117 to the Philadelphia 76ers was a perfect example of how Jeremy Lin can be a great scorer when he doesn’t play next to James Harden, but how his team do need their injured shooting guard on the floor, if it was obvious in the first place, but also just how bad of a coaching job Kevin McHale has been doing.
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Rockets vs 76ers – James Anderson Gets His Revenge
Both Michael Carter-Williams and James Harden didn’t play, but that didn’t stop the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets from putting on quite an offensive show, led by James Anderson scoring 36 points and Tony Wroten pulling off a triple double on his first career start.