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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Gets to Carry James Harden
Maybe this is the game that makes Kevin McHale understand there’s no reason for Jeremy Lin to be demoted and for James Harden to be put on a pedestal. His backup point guard according to his recent lineup selections led the Houston Rockets to a 110-104 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors in a double overtime game.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Ruining it for Jeremy Lin and the Rest
The main reason the Houston Rockets have lost two consecutive home games? James Harden getting too much credit, freedom and power from Kevin McHale. At the expense of Jeremy Lin and team basketball that is proven to work much better for the Rockets, not to mention an attitude of selfishness spreading through the team, running the promising start and making it seem like adding Dwight Howard doesn’t change a thing.
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Clippers vs Rockets – Winning the Battle of Bad Free Throw Shooters
Hack-a-Dwight vs Hack-a-Jordan? The Los Angeles Clippers seem to have the edge in that one as well, beating the Houston Rockets for the second time this season thanks to another big night from both Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick, while their rivals, losing a second consecutive home game, this time with a lot less drama (94-107) and even more reasons to be worried about the team they’ve built.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Needs Jeremy Lin to Stop Him
There are plenty of reasons the Houston Rockets picked up an embarrassing and needless loss to the Los Angeles Lakers: Dwight Howard unable to convert shots from the line, Patrick Beverley starting for Jeremy Lin, terrible defense early on in the game, and James Harden not knowing when to stop thinking only about scoring on his own.
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Lakers vs Rockets – Steve Blake Makes the Most of Hack-a-Dwight
A weird game, especially when this version of the Los Angeles Lakers manages to come up with a win against one of the supposedly better teams in the NBA. Resorting to dirty tactics, which means fouling Dwight Howard in embarrassing ways, and one big shot from Steve Blake, were enough to pull off one of the biggest upsets early in this NBA season.
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NBA – Lakers vs Rockets Predictions
The wrong time for the Los Angeles Lakers to meet a team like the Houston Rockets. No Kobe Bryant, while Pau Gasol and Steve Nash look terrible. On the other end, their great nemesis Dwight Howard seems to be enjoying himself quite a lot playing next to James Harden, Jeremy Lin and a team where he doesn’t seem to be a social pariah on.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Dwight Howard Take Off Without Jeremy Lin
The Houston Rockets didn’t need any help from Jeremy Lin as they got back to winning with a 116-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, which was mostly about James Harden and Dwight Howard abusing their opponents by taking advantage of a weak defense and an even worse or non existent inside presence.
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NBA – Rockets vs Trail Blazers Predictions
A troubling loss in their most recent game must be causing some concern for the Houston Rockets about staying close to their two-center concept with Dwight Howard and Omer Asik, while the Portland Trail Blazers seem to be on the same page as last season, getting almost all of their points from their starting players.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Need a Focused Dwight Howard
The undefeated start for the Houston Rockets is over as Dwight Howard gathered too many fouls early on, James Harden went into his selfish mode and Jeremy Lin struggled to put the pieces together after such a horrendous start from the team.
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NBA – Rockets vs Clippers Predictions
The undefeated Houston Rockets head into their biggest test of the season, that won’t only check out how their backcourt of Jeremy Lin and James Harden is fairing, but whether or not they should keep on going with their twin tower duo at the start games, partnering Dwight Howard and Omer Asik together, this time against the Los Angeles Clippers.