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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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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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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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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Becoming a Sixth Man
Unless Kevin McHale has a change of heart at the last minute, it looks like Jeremy Lin is going to come off the bench in the early games of the 2013-2014 NBA season, which means Patrick Beverley is being preferred to play next to Dwight Howard and James Harden for the Houston Rockets in the starting lineup.
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Jeremy Lin is Better For James Harden & Dwight Howard
If preseason is an indication of anything, than Kevin McHale still doesn’t know what to do about his starting point guard position, giving Patrick Beverly the start in the final game while Jeremy Lin came off the bench, although it’s quite obvious when both of them are on the floor that James Harden and Dwight Howard will benefit from Lin playing as much as possible next to the two stars.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Proves He’s the Starter
Being a point guard usually means making your teammates better and keeping the stars happy. Jeremy Lin doesn’t have to score a lot for the Houston Rockets to succeed, but their best chance of keeping both Dwight Howard and James Harden happy is starting the fourth-year player at point guard, which for some reason is something Kevin McHale is still not certain about.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Shouldn’t Come Off the Bench
Only preseason, so sights like Jeremy Lin coming off the bench for the Houston Rockets shouldn’t be taken too seriously. However, if the Daryl Morey and Kevin McHale’s of the world plan on making this new Dwight Howard project work, they better not leave James Harden with Patrick Beverley when things become a bit more serious.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is Going to be a Better Player Next Season
For Jeremy Lin to put off all the trade rumors and make him the undisputed starting point guard for the Houston Rockets and furthermore a vital part of a team that might be contending for a title next season, he’s going to have to do better than his debut season for the team, which seems to be his goal this summer.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Isn’t Off the Trading Block Yet
The Houston Rockets made teams aware of Jeremy Lin being available via trade this offseason, only no one thought that at the moment, he was worth adding for pieces, not to mention his salary. So the point guard who has seen somewhat of a deflation in his value over the last season due to playing next to the wrong player while performing in the wrong part is staying for now, but nothing is permanent.