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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Team’s Best, Most Important Player
It seems the Charlotte Hornets & Steve Clifford are getting all the examples they need in order to determine Jeremy Lin is their best and most important player, in crunch time or earlier on. If before they didn’t know it, maybe his execution in the 95-93 win over the New York Knicks did the job.
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Charlotte Hornets: Jeremy Lin and the 27-minute Threshold
Without Jeremy Lin waking up in the fourth quarter, the Charlotte Hornets wouldn’t have come close to actually turning the game around against the Atlanta Hawks in what ended in a loss. Both Lin and especially his team have another shot at getting revenge, plus a first win this season, on a Sunday afternoon.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Basketball is the Key
The first game for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA season was so disappointing not just because of the loss, but because they strayed away from everything they were building towards through training camp and the offseason, which means playing the kind of basketball Jeremy Lin was brought in for.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin & Nicolas Batum in the Same Backcourt Look Great
The Charlotte Hornets are still undefeated in the preseason with a 99-94 win over the Detroit Pistons. Jeremy Lin having a great game at starting point guard with Nicolas Batum alongside him in the backcourt was the main reason they’ve improved to 7-0 during exhibition season.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Shows He’d be Great in the Lineup
Without playing too many minutes, Jeremy Lin once again stole the show as the Charlotte Hornets destroyed the Los Angeles Clippers 113-71 in another preseason game in China.
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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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Charlotte Hornets: Jeremy Lin Role Increased Due to Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Injury
Whether he’s out until March or for the rest of the season (the more likely scenario), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s injury is a major blow to the Charlotte Hornets and their plans for next season. Quite a few players are going to get an increase in their playing time due to the change, but first and foremost it should be Jeremy Lin.
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NBA Rumors – Nicolas Batum Wants to End His Career With Le Mans
The day of Nicolas Batum retiring is still far away, but when it does happen, it’s not going to be with the Portland Trail Blazers or any other NBA team. He plans to return to France, and play his final season (or more) with Le Mans Sarthe Basket, the club he played for before going to Portland.
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NBA Rumors – Portland Trail Blazers Interested in Trading Nicolas Batum
The Portland Trail Blazers have a lot of free agents they need to re-sign, but that’s not the only potential change we might see. Nicolas Batum, with one more year left on his deal and coming off a bad offensive season, might actually be traded.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Injury Problems at the Worst Possible Time
From championship contenders, the Portland Trail Blazers can see their season aspirations slipping through their fingers in the form of injuries. First to Wesley Matthews, and now LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum join him, leaving the team with very little to carry them in the playoff race.