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How would Jeremy Lin respond the next night after a big game with 15pts/10asts?

Will the tired legs impact the whole Lakers? Will the Lakers rely on another team effort?

Lakers might lose again but the game should be more competitive if Lakers continue their offensive teamwork and excellent defensive effort against Atlanta

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By psalm234

1,206 Comments

  1. Reverse Layup!!

  2. Left Hand Floater.

  3. Every time I have been First on a game thread the Lakers have lost. p(^-^q)

  4. CAVs has to work very hard to get a shot, Spurs are getting any shots they wants.

  5. too quick!
    With you non-sleeping, Houston has no chance tonight!

  6. It is still puzzling me why teams are not pick up Parker when he already push the ball passed the FT line.

  7. There is always a first. It could be tonight.

  8. Would that be considered a carry?

  9. Not sure, maybe defenders are waiting it to be called? LOL

  10. I wanted Mchale to say, “Houston, Lin cost us that game”.

  11. winner!

  12. Volleyball time, will check back to see the results! c ya

  13. Lenard poked the ball from LBJ’s dribble so many times…Lin should feel comforted. JK…

  14. 🙂

  15. Yes

  16. LOL I have no issue of that but I know many fans are. Knowing Leonard’s strengths, that’s a great compliment/respect of Pop for JLin:-)

  17. https://twitter.com/billoram/status/535241774634377216

  19. Hi!

  20. Lin snubbed houston media?

  21. Why would Lin want to talk to any of you who trashed him when he was w/your org? smh His game will do all the talking!

  22. “sometimes Lin’s playing for the other team” – McHale

    =)

  23. he is now. lol

  24. Just pregame I assume? I assume Lin would be at the postgame press conf

  25. hi, welcome lychee!
    :}

  26. Seems so…not even told by Lin but Lakers PR. haha…totally dissed!

  27. https://twitter.com/MS23xo/status/535242230630744064

  28. first post here? welcome!

  29. it’s a good sign that Lin is very focused before the big game :]
    This is good!

  30. Welcome. Make yourself comfortable!

  31. lol…is he being escorted by the pd so rox media can’t go at him?

  33. Yes.Make yourself edible.(´▽｀)

  34. thank you!

  35. brick mamba vs soft brothers

  36. 3q

  37. What flavor?

  38. I like Lakers… haha! It’s good not to talk about it… Ya!

  39. Good move Lin, don’t wanna give those suckie media of Houston something to talk about..

  40. Lychee flavor

  41. I predict that Lin will get a warm applause when his name is announced. Most Rockets fans appreciate Lin’s hard work and attitude when he was in Houston.

    It might not seem that way online, where anonymous haters proliferate (on any topic). But I think the fans at the game will appreciate Lin’s time with the team.

  42. LOL

  43. If Lin managed to pull off the big win, I expect the interview to go something like this

    “I learned so much about moving the ball out of a sticky situation in Houston.
    I prayed I am that ball and it came true!” :p

  44. Welcome!!!

  45. is that a sleeping cat?

  46. I agree. Also Lakers probably didn’t want any question to upset Lin so he maybe will not play well… LOL!

  47. 3q

  48. I don’t think so, they all got brainwashed by Houstons media & CF, they even booed Lin in game 5 of playoffs last year..
    when they won, it’s all because of Har_en; when they lost, they all pointed the fingers to Lin..

  49. First game back in Houston. He did well his first game back at MSG. Hope the trend continues.

  50. Because he is sick of playing for you, McHale.

  51. I like to come here and transfer most valuable inforamtions back to my site, hope you guys don’t mind.

  52. http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=%BA%FE%C8%CB%C1%D6%D0%FD%B7%E7&fr=home

  53. I love it, lin not available for comment per Laker PR….LOL

  54. Does it seem as though Boozer has taken on a mentor role for lin, just like Jared Jefferies did in NY?

  55. I was at that the first game of the season with the Rockets, lin did not exchange a single word with Beverly. lin talked to Howard/Harden. Beverly acted as though he didn’t know lin. it was so strange.

  56. https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/535241948295364610

  57. kobe has really. i see them talking all the time during games. but boozer is a friend. more like buddies. while kobe is the teacher type

  58. I doubt that’s going to do anything. Just box out and go for rebounds please.

  59. https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/535117351859912705

  60. Probably jelo that he’s not good enough to play w/a big market org like the Lakers.

  61. Currently have a 3 by 3 in-n-out burger in front of me with a Heineken. LEGGO LIN

  62. Welcome Lychee! Good to see you here as well

  63. I think Beverly is just a phony and a product of media hype to make lin look bad and put the focus on harden. Problem is that Bev bought into it, and he will have a hard fall when his usefulness for morey and company has run out and they will drop him like a hot potato and not even look back.

  66. https://twitter.com/PAIRhouston/status/535253242947850240

  67. https://twitter.com/PAIRhouston/status/535155973200293888

  68. Probably has to do with the ongoing child abuse case.

    Doctor Concluded that Dwight Howard Abused his Child

    ”
    The report goes on to say the injuries were “consistent with Braylon being struck with the buckle end of the belt … with excessive force, resulting in soft tissue injuries such as bruising and abrasions.”

    And the report indicates Dr. Kesler found the injuries lasted longer than 24 hours and were “consistent with a medical diagnosis of physical abuse.”

    ”
    http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/17/dwight-howard-abused-child-doctor-abuse-victim-belt-buckle/

  69. You’re black?

  70. Spurs-Cleveland game is intense!

  71. I think she’s blue :]

  72. so why hasn’t silver stepped up and taken action against him?

  73. at least there is a few mentees who appreciate JLin’s work through his foundation!

  74. I think the case is still ongoing.

  75. nah i doubt it i think its just some girls from the foundations lin had in houston

  76. my dear

  77. Ok. Thought she pulled a Blaiyan

  78. so what if he was black don’t matter

  80. the kids miss Lin! That’s important …

  81. and the plot thickens…

  82. I like black people. It does matter.

  83. the girl in the left hot tough lol

  84. https://twitter.com/penny10654/status/535223069879857152

  85. True, I always thought he had a slimy way about him. I have less respect for him than even the beard dude. At least the beard dude never faked liking Lin. Scrub dude really showed his true colors when he completely ignored Lin’s hi-5 during a game. I have least respect for those who fake friendship for their own gain…just like another player( mavs ) whose name I’m not even going to say.

  86. “I’m his friend” so he said.

  88. I think Lin spent a lot of time with those kids, and they really miss him.

  89. Bring it on!
    https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/535256494493933568

  90. Kevin Love is so overratedd

  91. He went as far as to say ‘I”m his brother from another mother.’ wth…I knew right then he was a con.

  92. “5) James Harden has struggled to find his shot this season, connecting on just 37.2 percent of his attempts, which ranks 123rd out of 127 qualified players. However, he is still sixth in the NBA in scoring (23.7 points per game), as he leads he league with 9.0 made free throws per game on 10.0 foul shots.”

  93. 5) James Harden has struggled to find his shot this season, connecting on just 37.2 percent of his attempts, which ranks 123rd out of 127 qualified players. However, he is still sixth in the NBA in scoring (23.7 points per game), as he leads he league with 9.0 made free throws per game on 10.0 foul shots.

    6) Dwight Howard is fifth in the NBA with 11.3 rebounds per game and third with a 92.7 defensive rating**. However, his strong season has been marred by a career-worst 46.2 free throw percentage (42-for-91). Howard has missed 49 shots at the foul line, more than nine NBA teams: Dallas (48), Portland (48), San Antonio (47), Cleveland (46), Brooklyn (45), New York (45), Phoenix (44), Golden State (43) and Boston (40).

    7) The Rockets will be without Terrence Jones (left nerve inflammation), who has been a key part of their success. The power forward is averaging 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, while ranking behind only Klay Thompson in plus/minus*** ( +17.7). Jones also reached a double-double against the Lakers in the season opener with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

    8) Houston (9-2) has been unbeatable this season when outrebounding its opponent (8-0) and scoring 100 points (6-0). The Lakers have won the rebounding battle three times and held their opponents to double figures twice this season.

    9) The Rockets lead the league with a 94.3 defensive rating. Meanwhile, the Lakers are last in defensive rating at 114.9.

    10) Houston is averaging 11.5 triples on 32.8 3-point attempts per game. If those numbers hold, they will both break NBA records.

  94. That’s why MN didn’t put up too much of fuss when he left, tho MN is awful in picking players for most of our teams. smh

  95. Would it be funny it all LAL players keep attacking Harden while
    all HOU players keep attacking Boozer?

  96. Please send some over to DU:-)

  97. Why does it matter? I’m black and I love everything about lin. Me and my friends think that lin is all that and a bag of chips..LOL it is o interesting that now that we have seen him play in person my buddies are loving him even more. Even my niece and her friends have jumped on lin’s train..LOL

  98. so let’s reward them … Lin take it through harden D tonight!

  99. Lin through Harden!

  100. and what a nice view on that train,

  101. short timer lol.

  102. cool I’m black as well

  103. Hi good to see u here.

  104. I assumed she was Asian cause thats what most people are on this board. That’s awesome. We need more Black girls that like Asian guys. Cause Asian guys are on the bottom of the totem pole if you ask me Lol

  105. I’m Borean

  106. Oh man….there goes our hope?!!!

  107. black korean lmao

  108. Ur a girl, right?

  109. WOW That’s a huge turnaround. Good to hear that:-)

  110. Go Lin Go!!!

  112. They are teenagers, so they are all about the shallow. They think he is very handsome and has a rocking body (my nieces words). Also my niece goes to Palisades High school where a lot of affluent people send their kids. She has a rainbow of friends, and her best friend is Chinese. They have totally dissed Swaggy P, since he hooked up with Iggy Azelia( they and the hip hop community thinks that her music is fake.( my nieces words)and Swaggy P has fallenout of favor with them since he Iggy are an item. The mind set of teenage girls…LOL

  113. Oh. That’s interesting! Go JLin!!!!!!!!! Go Lakers!!!!!!!!! Get a win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  114. maybe that belt was too tight.

    Yes, go JLin! This is a golden opportunity!

  115. soft lol teddy bear

  116. LOL! Typical teenagers then.

  117. Yeah, really, he is out pending child abuse allegations. You got to love the press they are so creative..LOL

  118. lol

  119. LOL, @psalm234:disqus You really crack me up lately:-) Like your sense of humor.

  120. With the chilis right? 😉

  121. Samuel, we have gone thru this many times on this site, there wont be any name callings or player being mocked. Spell check please 🙂

  123. now thats interesting

  124. hahahaha

  125. That’s my first thought as well. So coincident?????

  126. Yep, and I have to tell you they are so fun to be around..LOL Also they want to go t a game with me, so I guess I am a cool aunt…LOL

  127. Jeremy can have more than one mentor as well 🙂

  129. LOL I begin to really like all these Lakers media, fans…..

  130. YES ITS HUBIE!

  131. A pleasant exchange between McHale and Jeremy.

  132. McHale hugged Lin & Lin just couldn’t wait to get away from him :]

  133. how can one miss chilis

  134. Now make him pay on court Lin!

  135. No Howard or Jones!!!

  136. Wonderful! Take some nice pics in your next game to watch JLin + pages of report:-) No so little of request:-)

  137. Before and during the game I can understand. Bev probably just wants to keep his competitive edge and “hate” his opponent. But if he doesn’t even talk to him after the end of the game then yeah that’s kinda weird.

  138. I don’t get why Kobe gets to shoot the freethrows..

  139. Yeah, pushed him away lol

  140. Lin should take the technical he had better ft%

  141. 333333

  142. LIN WITH THE 3333333

  143. 33333!!!!

  144. 3!!!!

  145. Lin for 3333333!!!!

  146. Sure glad to see JLin is having “friends” in the team. Don’t want him to be lone ranger. So sad to see that in the GS game.

  147. No Dwight awesome time even better for that beat down! But Rockets can blame Dwight’s absence for the loss!

  148. on Bevs face …

  149. good game, indeed

  150. Nice shot Lin!

  151. Interior defense. C’mon Hill!

  152. Hill should’ve rolled to the basket for the easy points!

  153. dont be jealous now

  154. Right in that scrubs faker’s face! XD

  155. Teach Houston a lesson… go go go

  156. Wes could be a Harden stopper tonight!
    0pts, 5stls :>

  157. early 3s always good…gives him the confidence

  158. No kidding, what the heck is he doing. Freaking 6′ 10″ guy playing like that. He traveled there too.

  159. Harden convering Johnson figures. Should put Swaggy in instead and feed Swaggy

  160. that would be a good strategy and make him useful as well

  161. SMH at Jordan Hill. Lin is giving the ball to him so that he can take it to the basket and he stop and shoot. Where is Ed Davis?

  162. OMG Hill what the Hxll?!

  163. They’re not standard on a burger at In-N-Out (but I guess neither is a 3 x 3) and need to be requested (a tip CaliUSMC shared previous thread).

  164. Hill what was that?

  165. WHAT is Hill doing throwing that pass by a mile?

  166. sHAQTIN a foo

  167. sigh Hill.

  168. trying too hard…let them settle

  169. Nice push by Lin on Bev trying to get to his space

  170. Nice interior pass to Boozer.

  171. Lakers not getting blown out yet! =)

  172. That was pretty by Kobe

  173. Someone should blanket Ariza to prevent those 3s

  174. Lol Lakers daring Bev to shoot and he clanks it.

  176. Bev and Harden tried to trap Lin but Harden fouled

  177. Yeah Animal Fries are part of their secret menu 🙂

  178. Davis and Young, now they need to score like mad!

  179. 5:56- Lin – 3 pts / 1 ast / 2to’s

  180. Harden convering Boozer, they should feed Boozer.

  181. offense a bit sloppy

  182. Nicky Young and Davis in with the starters now. Good things should happen but Lin needs to keep shooting!

  183. Streaming is really bad. Can’t watch at all.

  184. its on espn.

  185. I agree and they seriously need someone to defend Ariza better!

  186. How to go there?

  187. http://firstrowca.eu/sport/basketball.html

  188. Didn’t count as foul but Harden tapped the ball out of bounds so still Lakers ball!

  189. If Davis started, Lakers would have been up by 5pts

  190. yes, Ariza can get hot very quickly

  191. ur wish granted he is in for Wes

  192. https://twitter.com/billoram/status/535264707801010177

  193. aha, let’s see 😀

  194. see, your mistake…should have requested earlier!

  195. Kobe on him now should be fine!

  196. https://twitter.com/billoram/status/535265133527040001

  197. Great D by Lin on Bev!

  198. Jeremy with 3 TO 🙁

  199. Kobe looks tired.

  200. Bev Clank!

  201. lin trying to pass too much. with dwight out drive

  202. Davis wearing a headband?

  203. BevClank X 2

  204. triple triple? not possible. 100 pts, 100 assists, 100 rebs. LOL

  205. Davis!!!!!

  206. What a great BLOCK by Davis!

  207. Holy smokes Boozer is on fire and working hard today!

  208. Pandering to Chinese sponsors

  209. Ugly basketball….

  210. LOL Harden euro opps fail! LMAO!

  211. Both teams play badly.

  212. Just came back, how was lIn?!

  213. the passes are off today. offense a little out of sync

  214. That’s one great Euro-miss by Harden!
    Nick Young did enough but not fouling to make Harden hesitate a bit

  215. Yeah Harden is just trying to draw the foul all the time.

  216. what is harden with out the fouls average

  217. 3 pts and 3TOs

  218. Thanks! Finally I’m able to watch it now.

  219. perhaps Nick Young can guard him well

  220. Back to back game so probably tired. I give credit to Boozer for being aggressive at the rim! No Dwight on defense equals taking candy from a baby for hiM!

  221. oh no!!!

  222. Lakers have some rebounds and some blocks. Great defense from Davis.

  223. it’s a superstar thing. superstars get the free pts even if their FT% is lower than another player.

  224. Nick Young got the height advantage and was straight up.

  225. Jeremy must have coached team on how not to foul Harden

  226. Houston 3-6 from 3s, not a good sign for Lakers

  227. double double

  228. KOBe is lazy

  229. Kobe bad shot led to a 3 for Rockets on the other end
    4-7 now

  230. Old and tired too.

  231. This is bad 5-8 from 3s

  232. Lakers need to guard those corner 3s.

  233. heavy legs on b2b games 4 him..

  234. So far I only saw 4 possesions, and Kobe had something bad about this all 4..

  235. BS should rest Kobe, not Lin.

  236. Byron should not let a tired Kobe play the whole 1st quarter.

    He’s laboring out there

  237. So D followed Jeremy to the bench…

  238. Why Lin just started warm up, then Scott put him on the bench?.. Just cant figure out his rotation plan..

  239. Kobe bxtching at the ref about the no call.

  240. He just pulled a Harden

  241. Kobe 1-6

  242. Nothing this incompetent coach does surprises me any more. smh

  243. Lakers trailing only by 2, said the announcer.

  244. not true he was looking to pass mostly. was a bit off passing wise

  245. Byron should take Kobe out and put Lin in, he’s tired and not fast enough on defense right now.

  246. Not liking how LIn is looking but it’s early.

  247. yes, he didn’t do what he said he’ll do if Kobe is tired out there

  248. Lin barely played but started off with a nice 3. He just gotta keep shooting.

  249. I think Lakers are a bit tired, especially Kobe

  250. Kobe 1/6 back to chucking mode

  251. https://twitter.com/thesuitedmonk88/status/535266644625735680

  252. Jeremy should shoot more, he can’t do worse than Kobe’s 1-6. Lin really needs to stay aggressive. that opens up shots for other players too.

  253. Why is D12 not in the game. Anything happened?

  254. One was a Rockets player was on the ground and Lin tripped over him on a drive. Weird.

  255. Ya B2B Scott should watch his minutes.

  256. officially: out due to strained knee.

  257. Horry was making some clucking noises about that.

  258. He’s scared of Kobe so he ran.

  259. Harden no point and one assist? good… don’t wake him up

  260. “knee”

  261. strained knee … (maybe straining belt)

  262. Someone said he had a “strange white knee” or something like that….

  263. you mean don’t foul

  264. unofficially, some speculate didn’t want attention to child abuse case

  265. Another 25+shot game by Kobe coming

  266. Don’t see Lin

  267. ROX is building a lead now

  268. Lakers need to defend the 3s

  269. He won’t until Bryant is laying on the floor gasping for air. smh

  270. 6-11 from 3s will not be good for the Lakers

  271. same old story

  272. Price wide open afraid to take 3

  273. He’s on the bench

  274. Man, has chunky morey gotten bigger?

  275. Thank GOd Rox is sloppy as usual

  276. for the record, Lin went after Bev one play and got stopped by 2 bigs. Bev went after Lin and got stopped by Lin.

  277. Price is an offensive liability, he just gave up a WIDE OPEN 3 point shot.

  278. wow, that’s a bad TO by Price but finally he made a 3!

  279. New nickname for Price: Scrubby P

  280. did that once before for bev

  281. he just lost it, like nothing happened. Even his TOV is so low profile…

  282. He’s not playing strong. He’s picking up his dribble and almost looks like he doesn’t want the ball in his hands. And 3 TOs in 1 quarter isn’t good.

  283. Good thing Nick Young ran down and got the ball!

  284. Well, that guarantees Scott will keep him in.

  285. nah, just like Lin and his goodness to fans.

  286. ugh wes

  287. Nice D by Prcie

  288. yes… Houston gets a foul call!

  289. Price another TO, omg he’s so bad!! Why not play Lin more?!

  290. there you go Hill, great post move

  291. I don get it, Price just lost his handle

  292. I’ve been watching for 3 min and already happened twice.

  293. nice, Price, should’ve have foul on Ariza

  294. Harden zero !Sh……

  295. Scott’s project not working…nutn new.

  296. Price chucking 3s

  297. That was a foul on Price.

  298. James Harden with 0 points lol.

  299. two-time Price tried to be flashy and he got a TO the 2nd time.
    Then he made a steal for the dunk.

    Byron might say “Sometimes Price plays for the other team” :]

  300. maybe you guys shouldn’t have been making fun of Price being too scared to take 3s, now he’s chucking them

  301. Lakers plz don’t wake him up

  302. No But I don think handle is his weakness. Anyway…I guess that changes everyday

  303. 0 ref help :]

  304. Let’s start to making fun of Lin

  305. what a boring game so far… zzz

  306. Really Scott…how is Price working for you?

  307. lol

  308. Guys with the zebra strips aren’t helping him today.

  309. he’s flashy like Lin now 🙂

  310. let’s make fun of Motiejunas

  311. lol that would work too

  312. Feels like I’m watching a YMCA pick-up game.

  313. Harden: “I blame the refs. Call my flops guys!”

  314. like we have a another back up

  315. Yes it was a obvious foul but he didn’t get the call cause he’s not a star, bias refs!

  316. Harden with only 1 FGA lol

  317. How about letting the starting PG play some more minutes? Just a thought…

  318. A back up that Scott doesn’t consider a back up. What happened to Clarkson…he can’t do worse.

  319. morey unpleasant to see and hear.

  320. They need Lin back… no one helped Hill who had the ball

  321. Now HOU 7-14 from 3s

  322. wow sacre, with the fadeaway 3 ftr

  323. now bev scoring on price

  324. Those are practice shots

  325. Jeremy in.

  326. Lin in.

  327. that morey interview was way too long

  328. L-in

  329. You’re being kind…I’d use another word if this forum wasn’t so nice.

  330. Nice Lin assist to Hill

  331. no…. Hill long jumper… ok fine

  332. No defence on 3s? OMG!

  333. nice assist to Kobe

  334. GOOD D- LIN

  335. again lin stops Bev

  336. man.. smthing wrong w/the Lakers D now

  337. uh, was Harden guarding Kobe?

  338. Bev! You can’t beat Lin!

  339. Lakers allowed wide-open 3s
    HOU allowed wide-open 2

  340. 3pts, 3asts, 3TOs for Jeremy.

  341. triple triple!

  342. Nice defense Jeremy on Beverley

  343. Hill is semi-automatic around the rim.
    He should make a living there

  344. head bob foul call lol

  345. I’d like to see some baskets…pleeeez.

  346. Lin’s shot was way off. He is thinking something

  347. Johnson with the hustle play and pass to Hill to tie the game! Team playing great teamball but Lin really needs to get going. Sad that mid range jumper was short.

  348. it one shot

  349. ima tryin’ to be a good example.

  350. He has to stay there. then his 9mil will be well worth it

  351. He’s probably like, man, this place brings back bad memories.

  352. Grrr, Harden up to his flops again.

  353. They defend OK just not taking care on the 3s

  354. I know I mean that one shot.

  355. LOL I DON blame him

  356. We need to see Lin make some baskets! He needs to get to the rim with no Dwight today!

  357. all of bev’s points so far were on price if i’m not mistaken

  358. I am about to type this, but obvious I am too slow, and saw this. ><

  359. LOL so even in disqus, we have nonsenses

  360. yes, 3 putbacks and 1 midrange ratio will be good for him

  361. You are correct.

  362. Kobe should just keep backdooring all game lol.

  363. Right, too many wide open 4 the Rox

  364. He’s looking better now, good.

  365. https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/535271565756497920

  366. yep

  367. He was worse?

  368. Who is covering Ariza? They leave him wide open for the 3. They must be double teaming Harden and effectively leaving Ariza open.

  369. Hou getting wide open looks on those 3s.

  370. kobe?

  371. He seemed shaky in the first half to me. He now seems more confident and he’s playing great D on Beverley.

  372. Wow …first harden point!

  373. ugh wes 3 pt brick

  374. And one for Boozer Yes!

  375. Nice move Boozer

  376. nice, Lin closed on Bev 3, causing miss

  377. Nice Lakers!

  378. Lin lunged and made Bev missed his 3.
    8-16 now for HOU

  379. great pass from Kobe to Boozer for the 3 pt play

  380. Kobe is really old school. He always find the guy in the paint 1st

  381. Bev lunge D

  382. Harden and Bev tried to trap Lin again. Harden fouled again

  383. What is Lin diong..

  384. good Harden has 2 pfs

  385. Someone’s claim that Wes can’t hit water shooting from a boat is beginning to hold some water. 🙂

  386. Jeremy! badd…….

  387. Watching Wes miss…

  388. two short shot back to back game effect

  389. haha Bev tried to dunk after the whistle and rimmed out

  390. LOL Bev the pet raised his hand and wanted the foul call but it was on Harden so he had to sit! haha I would love to see Harden foul out before 4th quarter!

  391. B2B effect on Lin. he looked tired too.

  392. That was way too short…LOL It is ok, just kept taking it

  393. lin need to go for layups since his shot is short

  394. I think Lin has tired legs. He doesn’t have his usual burst driving to the rim

  395. Time to work on the craftyness

  396. Lin looks tired back to back has always been a witness of his, wonder why.

  397. yeah, not as quick as usual

  398. He was off balance falling back trying to shoot that.

  399. I think he should shoot those mid range shots. That was well defended that time.

  400. agreed

  401. Lin should definitely try getting to the rim!

  402. Lin needs some pep pills to come back gunning. This game is sloooooooow.

  403. j’s midrange fadeaway short 2x.

  404. hes tired.. 🙁

  405. He’s gotta overcome or compensate, Lakers really need to wipe that smirk off them Rox faces.

  406. Oh ya, if he’s tired they should rest hm

  407. Especially the ugly one. lol

  408. aw, Boozer missed Wes all alone under the basket

  409. Lin should’ve taken that himself!!

  410. Lin looks off tonight

  411. Off and tired for sure.

  412. That’s one Kobe attempt to find Lin.

  413. Kobe floated a pass to Lin in the corner, stolen

  414. No positive comments from Hubie tonight..

  415. good try by Kobe to pass cross-court to Lin but too slow.
    Intercepted by Terry

  416. Only in first half… wait for the 2nd half

  417. Lin stop passing just take the shot!!

  418. Who is defending papnikolaou?

  419. Lin with 3 FGA, 3 AST, 3 TO, 3 PTS. quadruple triple

  420. More Lin-Davis please. Sometimes I feel BS is helping the other team.

  421. 4 TOs 🙁

  422. Just need to quadruple those numbers next half (except for TO).

  423. well 49-51 at halftime, not bad. Lin usually has 1 good half, so second half should a lot different!

  424. LOL you are the TOV tracker

  425. After half time I hope Lin comes out more assertive, he passing why too much and it become predictable that’s why he has a few TOs! There were shots at the rim that he could’ve taken himself!

  426. LOL good way to put it.

  427. I hope you are right:-)

  428. Hope he comes out on fire the second half.

  429. hes working undercover.. ha

  430. Please specify which… 🙂

  431. I think it’s supposed to be Hill or Bryant. But as usual, he’s the chosen one for this game that no one seems to be guarding.

  432. lakers look a bit tired which is expected. just have to fight through it. lin has to shoot those shot and not pass. a missed shot is better then a turn over. I’m sure he will make the adjustments. very boring game though

  433. I know..I know..lol

  434. I’m tired of Lin being tired. He needs to drink some Red Bull and grab the bull by the …

  435. Excellent way to put it. Feel that since the beginning of season.

  436. Do you think Lin is a bit distracted thinking about all the abuse he got from Houston?

  437. I guess he is just tired

  438. HOU without DW is vulnerable.

  439. I wouldn’t mind the TOs if he had points and assists. He made a few nice plays but he isn’t in control like last night. He has to relax and stop forcing things.

  440. No, he’s playing great D.

  441. Yup, still waiting for the coaching to show up.

  442. If the Lakers keep playing this way, they are going to lose. The offense is not going thru Lin. Everyone is watching Kobe.

  444. Yeah, but he needs to take some pep pills or something. He needs to come out strong in the 2nd half.

  445. Too bad it’s a BTB for us.

  446. Maybe Lin should just keep shooting 3s with tired legs
    He’s 1-1 from 3 so far. 0-2 from 2s

  447. I would think he would just shake it off after a few minutes.

  448. It seems. Hope he can bounce back and leave nothing left. Just mark the Toyota center. Go Lin.

  449. when he’s inside, he has no room so he’s trying to thread it. It’s not as if he beats Bev, which he’s dong with or without a screen, that he has an open seam.

  450. I hope he will. Fatique can not be the excuse anyway. Just need to impact without the speed

  451. This is not the JLin that took it to the Knicks and scored at will on them. Something’s wrong, he should be lighting them up with Howard out of the lineup.

  452. LOL I dare him to shoot a half court

  453. Ok at work now so can’t watch the game yet. Just wanted some indication from you guys who are actually watching the game.

  454. 3 are the good kind … taking risk in o when D is broken.

  455. Is the offense running through kobe or lin?

  456. B2B legs and you KNOW Rox targeting him.

  457. Houston is 9:2 Lakers is 2:9 so Houston is supposed to be able to crush the Lakers easily. Not happening yet…

  458. focus on ur work, dont get caught.. 🙂

  459. well both

  460. Not to mention Harden not getting his foul calls and bricking shots lol.

  461. Seems both

  462. Boozer and Kobe don’t seem affected by B2B

  463. yet = today?

  464. Better Q2 but need to stepup on D

  465. he is heavily guarded.

  466. I guess because they don have D12. LAL is a much better team now too

  467. Don’t have T Jones either.

  468. they are rushing him on screens

  469. U mean Lin?

  470. don’t underestimate their paint D … Dmo we know plays intelligent ball.

  471. Lakers lost more guys too…

  472. Lin cannot find rhythm tonight probably due to rox’s fast pace. Fortunately, Neither did Rockets find rhythm.
    Looking forward to the 2nd half. Hope the team gets some adjustment.

  473. He should take more. Not selfish if he gets a chance.

  474. True

  475. i will go with that

  476. I mean compare with the 1st meetings.

  477. Do get caught, focus on the game….:P

  478. Harden has only 4 pts

  479. Bev and Harden doing a good job guarding Lin, playing him physically and making him hesitate. It seems they got into Lin’s head, or Lin is letting them get into his head.

  480. Wish they’d lose Wes too.

  481. Adjustment in 2nd half. Use more Davis and Young, spread the space and let Lin guide the offense.

  482. I guess Rox just don want Lin to beat them.

  483. both teams are messy, maybe that’s why no team can find rhythm.

  484. are you sure it’s in his head? I saw Bev slam his head, but it don’t go in.

  485. Bev also wants to show that Rockets made the right choice in naming him a starter.

  486. I hope lin wants to beat them badly.

  487. Can you send bs a text?

  488. Sure seems like it.

  489. I guess..LOL

  490. It’s all in the D, on both ends.

  491. Well slow game. Lakers still in it. Need to come back in and kick offense up a notch. Yes, Lin can look to take a few more shots.

  492. over anylazing

  493. I don’t understand Lin, why is he so passive? There is no Dwight tonight, he should be able to penetrate, but he kept deferring to others. I do not know what his problem is. He seems has a switch that turns on or off. I have never criticized his game before, but how can he be so passive after such an aggressive game last night?

  494. I meant LAL…overall

  495. The King had 5 TO tonight but no one concerns …

  496. You do see there are a lot of body around him, right? LOL

  497. That looks obvious to me. Otherwise, he must be really tired.

  498. Well, even if I put a big SIGN before him, he would just ignore. I will use my telepathy.

  499. I guess that works in LAL’s favor

  500. Tired Lin = passive.
    Tired Kobe/or any other nba player = will still shoot

  501. Oh OK

  502. we’ll see 2nd half. I see him many times in the paint but he has 2 bigs around him. He’s pushing the passes to try to get that score. 2 TOs that way. Another was attempted Alley Oop He got the backdoor to Kobe loe that. So, theme the breaks.

    Then, you seen him many times stop the HOU score. Bev 2x for sure.

  503. lol..u r high tonite.. 🙂

  504. I assume you know of his double-double work last night…

  505. Points in the Paint:
    LAL 24,
    HOU 14

    Second Chance Points:
    LAL 9,
    HOU 0

    Fastbreak Points:
    LAL 2,
    HOU 6

  506. LOL

  507. I don’t think we’re seeing the same things. See below. Sure, I saw his 2 short fade aways.

  508. valid excuse, but its still excuse

  509. I agree with you. I am trying to explain that it’s not due to his passivity but Bev and Harden’s ganging up on him has made him very hesitant.

  510. As was 4 games in 5 days. 🙂

  511. One problem is that once he passes the ball, he will never see again until the opponent scores. That is why so many of us just wants he to shoot. He can play pnr with Boozer or Hill because they are slow. Hill is afraid to take it to the basket. It is shameful.

  512. Brent, no I never watched a whole NBA game before Lin, but I thought he had hard time played against 1st Rox game because of Dwight.

  513. he is not being passive. 3 of his TOs were pushing it after he got an advantage. His D is very active and effective.

  514. Bev is pathetic when he tries to make moves on Lin and he orchestrates nothing. He gets rebounds, shoots 3s and plays defense. Lin has so much more talent but he’s limiting himself today and maybe he’s tired.

  515. No really I mean D12 is a part of it of course

  516. and your point…look i love lin, but he needs to find a happy medium and bring it every night even if he doesn’t feel it. that is what starters do in this league

  517. That’s not true this time. That only happened opening week.

  518. It’s not that simple dorothy. It’s a dance and Lin has had his share of pushes that didn’t work out this half. Believe me, he’s killing my fantasy stats, but he’s trying and to could be 3 more assists instead of TOs. for 6 more points. The the 2 midranges that were short.

  519. BS call

  520. He plays hard D, b2b, Bev and Harden BOTH out to get him, and no break? Tough love Joyce! 🙂

  521. Haha refs are not helping

  522. That call was unacceptable.

  523. Refs suppose to help Houston so they are doing the right calls

  524. i knew Houston was going to play Lin physical, and so far its working

  525. Yes.it is tough love in which he needs to work it out.:)

  526. I’m with joyce on this

  527. Lin got no calls…

  528. why is lin just standing in corner

  529. I know that. The point being stamina is a real factor.

  530. That is why lin needs to work around that. Lin knows that this is not a level playing field when it comes to him.That is why he never needs to give them reason to point the finger at him.

  531. Lin keeps getting double teamed while Kobe is left open!!

  532. Bring the bench out please!

  533. good strategy by HOU

  534. M&M trying to prove a point.

  535. Bev killed Jeremy with 3s

  536. that is why lin needs to figure it out and get past it. He needs to do what he has to do to help the team for a win.

  537. 8 pts on price. what are you talking about?

  538. that was a 2 right?

  539. they just wanna eat him up..

  540. no. 1. Lin has disrupted at least 2 3FGA.

  541. laker offense look bad today. ill blame it on being tired but if kobe take over its over

  542. Houston has improved their PnR defense a lot.

  543. maybe. Lin challenged and won a 3FGA right after.

  544. That was the only 3 on JLin, 8 points were on Price!

  545. From what I have saw so far. I guess today it is Kobe’s night.

  546. Lin hardly got screen…

  547. yes. epsn has it as a 2

  548. I thought that’s the coach’s job… LOL

  549. Lin at first then Kobe later on

  550. If I were Lin, I will be pissed with the long 2 right on my face. Lin just won’t turn it on tonight.

  551. Hill tried but his screen was so bad and Lin still got double teamed.

  552. Yes Lin should get pissed with all those BS foul calls!

  553. Hey all, just watching the PG action. This quarter is all through Kobe, so relax on the JLin harping. You can see he’s doing it on D, and that’s the reason the score is close (any D they can muster, not just Lin.)

  554. yes, twice that happened

  555. he had all the Rox attention but little help from teammates

  556. So far all balls go thru Kobe. Can’t complain. Lin is too passive and heavily defended.

  557. Great now JLin is out and Nick Young and Ed Davis are back in! Can Lin at least get 15 tonight?!

  558. The Laker’s offense has no flow, no ball movement… Basically Lin and Wes standing in the corner while Kobe and Hill take their shots.

  559. not this quarter, it’s all through kobe now.

  560. they’re countering pnr by double teaming him. if open man can make it, then less dbl teams

  561. Houston really game-planned to double Lin so he gives up the ball to Kobe which is less efficient.
    They have a good strategy. Davis would need to help set good screens for Lin to get the PnR going

  562. Lin is not passive and is heavily doubled once he breaks down Bev.

  563. Good decision by taking Lin out, LAL have a better chance this way

  564. No PG on the floor for LAL

  565. Kobe

  566. they ensure that Lin would look good @ their home…

  567. Yup

  568. I just hope lin get at least 12 point s tonight, but he need to find a happy medium on how to play. He needs to realize that the defense is going to load up on him ,and needs to work it out on how to get around it.

  569. Fully agree. Lin is rattled. Mac finally shows some coaching ability.

  570. By sitting on the bench…LOL

  571. Can’t agree more. He needs to find a way. Not just this game, the games after the other team will do the same.

  572. 15 points? How?

  573. They did the same…

  574. Ironic how Rockets game talking about PPG points per possession yet Lin was the efficient of the team last season!

  575. LA ball is not passed around. See how times it moves to a different person.

  576. Garcia sighting again! Good to see at least

  577. Until BS decides to allow Lin-Davis set plays on a regular basis… No one else on the Lakers seems to be able to set a decent pick.

  578. hope lin plays with the bench and gets going

  579. How is he going to find a way when no teammates helping him when he get double?

  580. PNR cannot be done alone.

  581. Which is why JLin needs to figure out how to score on his own, he did it last game now needs to do it again.

  582. LAL announcers complimented Price on defense… during the 1st half…

  583. You know he needs to work it out and step up and give them the fingers and play the way that he knows how to play. That is why I get so frustrated with lijn. You knew this is what they were going to do , freaking plan ahead and figure out a way to beat them.

  584. Bryan needs to sit…

  585. Ref don’t call in favour of LAL

  586. kobe D on papa … very bad tonight.

  587. Playing Kobe-ball, in other words. 🙂

  588. Announcers just tolling BS’s line! Price gave up 8 points against Bev!

  589. That’s just ridiculous. Beverly got wide open looks at 3

  590. He is very bad on eveyone

  591. Can Lin come back in, why is Johnson playing when he’s such a bad player?! Johnson got 2nd highest minutes of the team with 27 while Lin only got 21! Lin should be the one with the 2nd longest minutes every game!

  592. Right on.

  593. Kobe’s on papa? No wonder. Kobe is focusing on offense and wes can’t make up the D

  594. The Rockets are moving the ball while the Lakers are watching Kobe shooting the ball. Byron Scott is losing me. He won’t start Davis and Kobe is on his shooting binge. This is a recipe for a lost.

  595. the team looks tired. not getting rebound short on shots.

  596. I think the problem is his tired legs eliminate his weapon to drive to the rim and draw fouls.
    Then Hill can’t set good screens for Lin to get the PnR going.

    Lin needs to take pull-up 3s or midrange Js which might not be high% but I hope he tries something.
    Right now HOU is neutralizing Lin’s impact

  597. Lakers don’t attack like a team, all iso.

  598. Which is why his legs aren’t as tired.

  599. I’m not catching all the switches. but noticing kobe walking to a wide open papa. Lucky he missed.

  600. hate to say it, rockets are moving the ball well. down vote.

  601. That is what happen when Kobe mode mostly turn on.

  602. The offense is getting messy. Kobe is looking tired. Young’s handles are questionable. Lin needs to get out of the funk he is in. I believe he can. He has to believe in himself and just play his game.

  603. what

  604. I don’t agree…but it is what it is 😛 Not saying he should not step up, just saying he needs help like anybody else.

  605. There is a stark contrast in the way the Rockets swing the ball around to how the Laker’s move the ball on offense. Seems like every player touches the ball for the Rockets. Usually only 2 for the Lakers.

  606. He could if not playing with Kobe at the same time

  607. Agreed. Kobe is regressing back.

  608. They are blind to not to work on their offense. Booze and Hill take too many long 2s. No rebound.

  609. Wow, Hubie Brown with the behind the back no look passes!

  610. I am actually rooting for Lakers to win whether or not Lin plays well for this game because it’s against Rockets. I rather Lakers win even if Lin plays badly, just for this game.

  611. He doesn’t know anything else. BS not focused on team offense.

  612. I know but it’s really only a BTB and I just wish J had some extra energy to stick it to Houston.

  613. when the ball run thru kobe most of the time other players seen to not moving much and less energy active on def.

  614. That’s only true to a certain extent. Kobe starts doing this when he thinks he has to step up and take responsibility so he says.

  615. Me too

  616. I believe everyone is…LOL

  617. Bev in, when will Lin come in?

  618. I think everyone want Lakers to win but not going to happen now full Kobe mode.

  619. He is done

  620. Kobe kept the Lakers close, now he is losing the game… perhaps he needs to sit down?!!!!

  621. please sit kobe now … he’s starting to brick

  622. Alright guys, I havent been watching.
    I’ll start watching the 4thQ and help turn their luck around.

  623. Kobe takes more than 20 shots =~= lakers lose.

  624. I don’t think so. Full quarter. Lin has to play through this and hopefully Scott lets him and Lin steps it up

  625. Lin checking in

  626. Shoot! why!

  627. haha. harsh

  628. Because Lakers looking like a disorganized mob with Lin out.

  629. That is what I going to say too. When he takes more than 20 shots that mean the offense is running thru him mostly.

  630. Wow JLin coming in with a minute to go at end of 3rd. Let’s go Lin.

  631. I stopped watching at halftime. Guess I didn’t miss anything?

  632. Please!!!

  633. I hope he does something . At least get your stats.

  634. True, But I don’t think Scott found the way to break that double team on Lin yet.

  635. Is Kobe going to play the entire 2nd half?

  636. JLin back in Ed Davis gets going!

  637. Davis saves Kobe brick.

  638. laker have to fight since they are tired

  639. if Kobe sits down then they will take over the game

  640. Crazy “rotation”

  641. Why do I see 3 Lakers PGs on the court?!

  642. Ha ha, Harden tries a 3 flop.

  643. Harden with the brick, predictable.

  644. because of the TOV

  645. Only JLin and Price, who’s the 3rd one? Price playing mostly off ball and Lin’s the PG which is good.

  646. Win still come 1st I think.

  647. Kobe is the oldest but play the most minutes, smh.

  648. Can I call a flat rotation “flotation”? LOL

  649. Kobe?

  650. I like Hardens last shot, he should keep doing that.

  651. ok, Joyce. Remember UCONN.

    Brent, I know you are saying BS doesn’t know how to adjust to the double on Lin, so let us see if Lin gets it done himself with the others.

  652. exactly

  653. Seems to have better cardio than Lin.

  654. Already played 31 minutes. If he plays entire 4th quarter he’ll play 43 minutes. They will go into Kobe hero ball mode and he will be too tired and will miss shots.

  655. Lakers look pretty good with effort on defense. They need better offense sets. This is on BS.

  656. Reese’s peanut butter cup for you… 🙂

  657. Yes Harden please keep brick so Lakers can take the lead!

  658. Come on Lin. Know too much PTSD from the Rockets but let’s pull yourself together and go into stealth mode.

  659. that is impoosible to get it done by oneself. You need your team mates to be in the right spot. Their only way I saw so far is to run 1 2 pNR

  660. Want to see harden and Kobe shootout?

  661. I hope so.

  662. i’d disagree, but you are USMC and in better shape than me.

  663. Yeah, go into Kobe mode!

  664. If Kobe and Harden will get on the ISO contest in the 4 Q, then I bet Lakers will lose.

  665. only if Kobe sits and Ln gets to call Davis. I want Ln to sit too, every minute in this game is killing my fantasy game.

  666. Ya pretty predictable.

  667. Well YES!!!

  668. No…it will not help. HOU is hard showing on Lin. If they can not pull away one more defender, there is not place for Lin to go.

  669. pop open a can of spinach

  670. I prefer Snickers 😛

  671. ok, Kobe is resting at the start of Q4

    But Price is playing PG and Lin playing SG. Not good

  672. Lakers have slim chance of winning if Kobe keep bricking

  673. I see now what you are saying.

  674. If I am Lin, I will play PB very dirty. But I am not him…so….good luck Lin

  675. Bev… can’t say i enjoy the way he plays… thought he got praises…

  676. 1 pt game

  677. Davis saved Lin’s miss with a tip in.
    Good drive!

  678. that’s Bev’s specialty, esp w/ collaborative refs.

  679. P.Bev > Lin right now.. smh

  680. ask one unprofessional Q..:) can they switch the position anytime on the court while Lin plays PG well?

  681. Jeremy’s new bromance!

  682. ok, Lin playing PG now

  683. They keep doubling Lin.
    Come one, Lin!

    You can solve this Rocket puzzle

  684. They are leaving Price open to double on Lin. Price not an offensive threat.

  685. JLin not playing well this game =/ He’s passing way too much and need to take shots!

  686. Boozer… come on! u gotta score

  687. lin too passive right now stop playing through boozer

  688. He is not.

  689. that was a dumb play by Booz …. Lin wide open at 3 and booz chose to turnaround brick.

  690. Announcers are all over P.Bev.. omg

  691. houston is going physical w/o little refs’ interventions…

  692. They double Lin and leave Price open because Price isn’t a threat. They should put someone in that can create some offense.

  693. yes

  694. Booz… hardly pass the ball out when in paint…

  695. Exactly.

  696. and you too

  697. He’s playing well. He’s got what 15 points, he’s hustling and getting rebounds and Lin has done nothing against him.

  698. JLin really needs to take some shots and get his not just pass to teammates! This has been a continuous problem for him.

  699. b2bs have always been Jeremy’s kryptonite, really ugly game.
    I need them to pull out the win so it’ll ease the pain XD

  700. Ball is not moving. Lin did everything right so far

  701. announcers noticed…

  702. read what Brent wrote below. Then note just now … weak screen, Lin is followed into top corner with 2 guys (Bev recovering off bad screen). No play.

  703. I see that too, very obvious home court advantage!

  704. the problem is he never gets the ball back for open 3s or anything

  705. exactly

  706. Great now Lin is pulled out again but Ronnie Price gets to stay in?!! What’s wrong with BS? It’s crunch time at this rate the team will lose!

  707. Price and Lin lineup is not good.

  708. Well, not to the eyes of the norm. Even some of us don’t understand why the switch is not turned on.

  709. That’s cause Price isn’t good at all!! He should be the one going out not Lin!

  710. Cause of one comment?

  711. Lin’s getting double teamed off a pick and has no passing lanes. Not sure what he can do.

  712. So now they will double team Kobe and leave Price open.

  713. This is wrong, in Houston of all places, to pull Lin in the fourth. Price has done nothing on Bev thus far.

  714. I don know, you have to ask others. LOL

  715. haha,,, harden pass…

  716. Houston did a real good job of stopping Lin today, similar to GSW. For a guy who doesn’t belong in NBA, Bev sure has contributed to Rockets today.

  717. refs sucks

  718. crawford …

  719. PB played well

  720. one comment? scroll and check if you forgot how many comments u made bout him. May be not much but more than anyone in here.

  721. Made your day huh?

  722. Yeap. Not letting Lin out of his reach.

  723. have a not-so-good feeling that refs will help Rox to win despite 50-50

  724. Lin is done

  725. Young is more effective because he got single coverage.

  726. I just want the Lakers to beat the rox!

  727. Scott apparently doesn’t notice. Should put Kobe and Lin in so they can’t double team without leaving one open.

  728. That is always what he do. I am more talking about scoring

  729. Nice tap Wes.

  730. That is what lin needs to understand that a starter in this league, you have to figure out the schemes and sets to get free. SCott is what is wrong with this team. Lin needs to understand that rockets are trying to protect their decision to get rid of him. He needs to get his head out of the sand..smh

  731. JLin out and Nick Young takes over the game guy plays fearless! If only Lin could play like that!

  732. See, once Hou’s focus of D is resting, HOU revert back to their old self

  733. He gets doubled too. Also guarded by Bev., but not shy to shoot. Hate saying it.

  734. Honestly for the best, just not his night.

  735. Swaggy did well there. Come on, Lakers!

  736. I agree. The one thing is I do think that Scott could have helped with calling some plays or something.

  737. Lin in court bring up Rox def energy lol.

  738. Harden with the flop no call lol.

  739. No…Scott has to be ashamed that he has no counter at all.

  740. still close

  741. Are you sure? you said that last time and he came in 🙂

  742. LOL … Harden was begging for a ref call
    This is also fun

  743. Haha Harden no call on that BS drive.

  744. LOL

  745. Hou’s D is only focused on Lin. Once Lin’s out their D disappears.

  746. I am glad.
    1. you are right. BS is not adjusting the play to Lin’s double team and Lin’s screens are ineffectual and nobody is moving to take advantage of the double on him.
    2. my fantasy points are saved
    3. Lin’s own fans cannot see his situation.

    Hope LAL wins.

  747. Uh. You must be a little too emotional. How about you scroll down and check. Try again.

  748. Lin has to come back in…

  749. It is a team ball he can’t do it all by himself.

  750. he clearly looked for a foul call, not attempting to really score

  751. Refs didn’t fall for that one, so obvious he fell himself!

  752. He can. Think he is too hard on himself.

  753. I am gonna stop talking, I think pll thinking I am like a homer…LOL

  754. That’s Harden.

  755. I wonder why the other rookie PG has not played for two games? I thought he played better than price. Was he shooting too much and got benched ?

  756. I hope Lin gets one more chance to drain a 3 or something.
    But if not, let’s go Lakers! Get the W for Lin!

  757. I agree with you. Not the homer part, the other part. There is only so much one can do in a team sport.

  758. the only thing could have done more is to shoot through.

  759. I don’t care, just hope Lakers can win. Nick Young really plays fearless and has fun doing those circus shots that go in. Lin used to be fearless too, Houston ruined him.

  760. I think Nick Young took his time. Clarkson was playing more as an SG

  761. He has to change his strategy if it doesn’t work. Same rules for everyone. But yes, BS not helping.

  762. But not many people understand that.

  763. beat ROX will be nice… also 2 wins on a roll is good for morale… including Lin fans

  764. I have no idea what I just said.

  765. trollin yourself?

  766. I t think i will take a break from lin ball. He needs to figure it fast or he will not be a starter in this league.He needs to stop being so rattled and play ball. He needs to understand that you have to come ready to play whether or not the situation is conducive to what you think it should be,…smh

  767. Favoritism what else?! Same reason why a player like that gets 20 minutes a game. Clarkson plays alot better than Price!

  768. Houston’s goal tonight was to make sure Lin did not shine; win or lose

  769. I agree 100.

  770. he’s a bit cautious trying to make the right play for sure.
    But his teammates are making shots so it’s tough to force shots being double-teamed

  771. And as usual he played right into their hands…smh

  772. Come on, LAL. Lets win this for Jeremy!

  773. saw Kobe ran back after scoring… a good sign

  774. Kobe isn’t able to do anything either.

  775. He just needs to shoot the balll. That is why he is on the bench, no fearlessness…smh

  776. on thing for swaggyP ,,, nobody has a proper game plan for him yet on this offense, so he has room to shoot and play.

  777. Rockets planned for Lin and Scott did nothing to help him, but this is why people keep calling him inconsistent. A bit disappointing. Seems Rockets really got to him. Everything takes time.

  778. Yeah, it seems he’s getting more rattled with the Lakers than he did with the Rockets. The thing is, there are games like yesterday, then there is today. That’s the frustrating part of it.

  779. Lin back. Come on Jeremy

  780. Can Lin make a clutch 3 here?

  781. ok, Lin is back with 3:37!!!

  782. here we go!

  783. Don’t lose faith. He lost the battle today but there will be more of them later in the season.

  784. Come on Lin. Play ball!

  785. Brent is wrong again 🙂

  786. Lets get the win, Lin compete!

  787. Yes, Lin… just be yourself.
    Mr. 4th Quarter!

  788. turn on the clutch engine!!! pls…

  789. It will be Kobe ball mostly so..

  790. Lin +1 D

  791. LOL

  792. Lol

  793. Great defense by JLin knock the ball out.

  794. You know, I like this from Coach Scott.
    Its crunch time and he’s still putting trust in Lin, even after a very rough game. Props to Coach.

  795. Lin almost a steal on Harden’s pass to Bev!
    Good deflection

  796. and I will lose my fantasy game but LAL better win!

  797. Mr. 4th quarter please show up!!

  798. true, when the game is in the line he gave Lin a chance

  799. You know, this is nothing new to lin. He had to fend for himself for two years in Houston, so why is this any different. That is why I say he should bring it everyday so that the critics won’t have a chance to point fingers at him. I just hope he gets it one day

  800. Yes that’s nice to see I’m not complaining cause Lin didn’t play well and when he was on the bench Nick Young got to take over even with Kobe in.

  801. A very nice confidence booster.
    Unlike in HOU where he wouldve been benched since the 1stQ.

  802. Lin relegated to the corner. I’m guessing Kobe iso for 2/3 possessions.

  803. I don’t like a lot of what Scott does but he put JLin back in. McHale would never have done that.

  804. and still be blamed for the loss :]
    LOL

  805. I am pleasantly surprised. I thought he was out for good.

  806. Lin’s probably lucky if he touches the ball once.

  807. Hope Kobe draws the double team leaving Lin open for the 3.

  808. Papa was mostly unguarded…

  809. I agree with you. He has to bring it every game. He knows it too so I’m not sure what happens sometimes.

  810. lol Harden’s pass

  811. Announcer: “Harden split the goal post” :p

  812. Great shot by Kobe. And-1!

  813. Bryant with the 3 point play!

  814. good on Kobe

  815. Give Kobe credit this game he took over for only short periods of time when the game started getting out of hand but still made passes.

  816. I need this win like I need air. I dont care how they get it.
    If its through KoMe ISO ball, I dont care just get that W lol

  817. kobe really trusts Young. He never passed those balls up in the 4th Q, but he did to Young.

  818. With Lin on the floor they aren’t double teaming Kobe anymore.

  819. I’ve bitten all my nails off.

  820. Come on Lakers stick it to Houston!

  821. Same here I just want Rockets to lose!

  822. It’s be nice to have Davis on the floor as well

  823. Nick&Kobe Show

  824. They rather double team Lin.

  825. Yes, he trusts Nick Young to score, but not Lin. To be fair, Young is better at creating his own shot.

  826. Young puts it up no hesitation.

  827. Nick Young plays fearless and he always ready to score and create his own shots.

  828. To be fair, Swaggy’s got fresher legs…

  829. Lin is in the corner as he’s a 3PT threat.
    Kobe and Swaggy have been quite hot so they get to handle the ball.

    I hope there’s an offensive rebound and kick out to Lin for 3.
    Or someone will pass to Lin.

  830. Lin used to play like that as well 🙁

  831. He can. Not tonight.

  832. to be fair. Swag is unscouted for this team.

  833. Until M&M happened…

  834. Come on, Lin!!! Let’s go!!!!

  835. Kobe has played a good game today and has his shot on despite shooting %

  836. I’m actually a little disappointed about that. Lin is a young guy. He should be able to play 35 min per game without a problem. If he can’t do that without getting tired, that means he’s not in good enough shape. And he’s not even averaging 35min/game right now.

  837. Lin for the Win!!

  838. Like mini me.

  839. Johnson playing aggressive for those rebounds and defense thank goodness he’s useful at least for something!

  840. Front office requirement

  841. JOHNSON!! You’ve redeemed yourself!!

  842. hit some clutch FTs too!

  843. Forget not Houston’s got an agenda against Lin.

  844. I was waiting for WJ !

  845. nice!! steal from Harden

  846. Knew it. Typical Harden TO in crunch time.

  847. Yes, Wes

  848. OH YESSSSSSSS!

  849. Johnson for the win 🙂

  850. Great steal by Wes on Harden for the layup! And-1!!!

  851. Best play by Johnson all season

  852. Lin in bunker D is fine by me.

  853. That works too..

  854. WESLEY THE GOAT!!! give that man his max contract

  855. How many times did we see Harden do that last year? LOL HAHA

  856. Come on, Lin with 2FTs to ice the game!
    LOL

  857. Yeah, that part is BS’ fault. He should run plays so Lin can get going.

  858. OMG…I know I should not talk. BUt I have to apologize to WEs…I was so harsh…

  859. Wes’ alarm clock just went off!

  860. Lin looks like crap today but if they win I will take it !!!!

  861. Johnson was sleep walking this entire time just for this moment LOL. Awesome Lakers needs to play defense and make another shot to seal the win!

  862. lol

  863. if we win ill be happy lol not happy about lin stats but we need a win. 2 more points is enough

  864. That’s the “I won’t get WAIVED” play 😀

  865. Your game is off tonight, Brent 😛

  866. Hey Brent. didn’t you point out the long Wes?

  867. Get in line… 🙂

  868. all of his career

  869. No knocking my favorite player for the last 30 seconds ヽ(｀Д´)ﾉ

  870. No doubt about that.

  871. At least some things don’t change

  872. Davis for D please!

  873. He finally woke up from his insomnia! Hope he can run with this confidence boost from now on!

  874. Lakers D can win tonight!

  875. Pretty sure you meant coma, insomnia is when one cannot sleep. 😀

  876. How is lin’s defense?

  877. I always said Wes was a bigtime player #shameless

  878. He looked like he was Sleeping Walking these past games!

  879. Lin really needs to work on improving and watching film to not play like this anymore. A lot of those air ball jumper and floaters don’t help

  880. lol Foul on Harden game over!!

  881. LOL… Nick Young got fouled!

  882. It’s ok, he has been in 3 mins and I’ve seen him in the D at lease 4 times.

  883. Lin got fouled too

  884. dont you dare jinx this sport!

  885. Crawford is refing for the lakers! Love it

  886. Bs foul for nick young !

  887. Nick Young made the Fts Lakers got this!

  888. haha Lakers won.. amazing

  889. Is he a Kobe fan?

  890. I think I can finally exhale!!! Thanks for those TO’s James!

  891. ill take it lol

  892. Few minutes ago I though Rockets had gotten much better at closing games out. My mistake.

  893. Good enough for Scott to let him guarding 2 players in the weakside.

  894. Wes AND Joey BOTH redeeming themselves? Someone pinch me!

  895. probably just a Rox hater, bless his heart

  896. Still 22secs but 4-pt lead.

    No foul, Lakers!

  897. If they can win with acrappy Lin, imagine if they get it together!

  898. Lakers win. Never been happier with good Lin D nite!

  899. Go Wes!

  900. still a lot of time left if they play the fouling game, the suspense is too much

  901. team win! Lin no O but good D.

  902. Wes really stepped it up. Good job

  903. How crappy was he…I’m not bball expert enough to tell. Wasn’t he getting double teamed like crazy? Seems like he did well on D. No?

  904. Great come back win! I wish Lin played better, but I will take it.

  905. Harden’s airball!
    This game is getting better by the second :]

  906. Lakers win back to back!! WOOOHOOOO

  907. didn’t think a Laker Win can feel this good

  908. Lin was fine. Holding Rox under 100 is good D.

  909. *EXHALES*

  910. I said I would fast, and I WILL!!!

  911. I’m happy LAL won…..

  912. Bev is chatting up Kobe.

  913. Finally a back to back win for the Lakers and against the Rockets!

  914. Beverly! Giving a little help to his “brother from another mother”

  915. Same! And just really glad that BS put him back him. That’s a huge show of confidence. I take back what I said of BS. While he may not be a great tactical coach, he does know how to manage a person’s spirit.

  916. Was worried for a second but my man Harden came through big time..

  917. Usually you make a three to put the nail in the coffin, but in Harden’s case… LOL.

  918. weasel

  919. Yes lol he sure did!!!

  920. Good. I didn’t even dare to watch. I thought it was a lost cause.

  921. Prove it 😛

  922. Till Mav game, or for one minute?

  923. James’ mustve thought this was the playoffs XD

  924. I am very impressed with Scott today. Nice adjustment

  925. My bad I was wrong, Kobe shot more than 20 and Lakers still won.

  926. Harden totally clutch…for the Lakers!

  927. Bev always the leech of star players!

  928. Lin needs to figure out playing with Kobe. But frankly, when Kobe takes more than 25 shots a game even Nash couldn’t shine.

  929. Kobe giving some respect to Bev. The only thing that saved the game for me was Harden screwing up, helping Lakers win.

  930. Lin played terrible to be honest but I will freaking take the W and so will Lin ! They did trap the hell out of him and hit him a lot and refs don’t call fouls

  931. Why didnt Dwight play tonight?

  932. I was worried McHale would think of something brilliant. LOL

  933. Now Lin fans would be flooding CF? lol

  934. Remainder of today. (In HK)

  935. Got to give PB credits. He played well tonight.

  936. Knee issue.

  937. Want spot light.

  938. as ROX is busy double on Lin… Kobe has more room to maneouver

  939. lakers win lin heavily struggled to get passed the rox defense. but we beat the rox and another win. so all smiles. lin look tired but it was the traps that limited him. he has to get around that. next goal

  940. Careful, people get emotional when you make a statement like that.

  941. They said it was a knee injury, but who knows.

  942. But Nick Young can still shine along Kobe. Lin needs to learn how to create more shots on his own and play fearless. Stop worrying and thinking so much just have fun and play!

  943. Not in this site. Game spoke itself.

  944. The real reason or the excuse?

  945. Well, Lin didn’t do well individually but he made the right play to his teammates who are making their shots while being double-teamed, trapped throughout the game.

    We might not like it as Lin fans but Lin is all about making the right play, even if he’s not the one scoring.
    That’s what a good PG will do.

    I’m not going to be upset with him at all. He stays true to his philosophy to make the right TEAMPLAYs

  946. That’s official reason. Most probably it is because of his child abuse case.

  947. oh ok “knee issue”, that softie was probably scared of Kobe

  948. Good positive attitude

  949. hahahahaha. Did he do well?

  950. Tell me more …

  951. Rox only played defense on Lin, everyone else they were the same old bad defensive team!

  952. Yes, give credit to Bev.
    He played well too. Lin challenged his shots first and defended him well but made some.
    Good for him

  953. And thank goodness he was in it at crunch time.

  954. I would give credit as well, some may disagree well, thats fine as well

  955. Lin was not very good but they won :).

  956. Haha. Bev played alright but I’m seeing that Bev is questionable. At the end, he was chatting up Kobe and Lin came over but Bev continued to talk to Kobe. Kobe is about to walk away, Bev keeps talking.

  957. Young is not a PG.

  958. I wont mention any names. Ha

  959. Swaggy’s return has definitely been a nice luck charm for the Lakers.
    Jeremy better be calling him Swaggy P from now on, he’s earned it lol

  960. I don’t like Lin with Price lineup. Price’s man doesn’t guard him but double teams on Lin.

  961. Yes I give him credit for benching Lin which allowed Nick Young to take over and Lakers to go on a run. It was the right decision but he still allowed Lin to finish the game in crunch time when it counted!

  962. yeah, we gotta give credit where it’s due.
    Bev tried his best with his talent so kudos to him.

    He didn’t play perfectly but hustled.

  963. Lin got blocked by Bev, so Lin should remember this forever. lol. I was glad Lin was not out of control.

  964. He took Lin out to let the team coming back in the game. Then he let Lin back for creating spacing. Then he asked Hill to shadow Harden while trusting Lin in the weakside for the defense. McHale had no counter at all

  965. Bev always does that cause he knows where the cameras are.

  966. feel/think… the obsession of ROX to contain Lin does help to free other LAL up… so after all, it is a team play…

  967. Kobe actually took the time to talk to Bev first. It’s okay.
    Giving props to Bev for hustling hard is good sportmanships

  968. You’re the man! I only see the flow, not the calls.

  969. the rox are a worse team. offensively they are whimper all harden and dwight. defensively i have to say they are better. did great on lin. lin has to ver come this. top teams can and have stopped him.

  970. Voice of reason.

  971. Guess that didn’t happen.

    @SamAmicoFSO: Rockets G Jason Terry on blowout loss to Grizzlies: “We will take it out on the Lakers (Wednesday).”

  972. But as a PG, he needs to learn to balance things out

  973. Yes for his back to back fouls LMAO! Defensive Juggernaut!

  974. Try Me!

  975. don;t mind that… if Price ends up getting shots… but he is not super efficient…

  976. Like that Heat game way back when. Rockets really keyed in on Lin.

  977. January 25 is when they play them again.

    First game they lost and Lin did poorly.

    Second game they won and Lin also did poorly

    Third game they’ll win and Lin will do amazing!

    Third time’s a charm!

  978. LAL is not prepared on what should they do if Lin is double teamed…..I hope Scott taking the note.

  979. lmaO

  980. Ok, who here said Wes is long and he’s going to get Harden on D? I thought it was Brent, but he didn’t grab the compliment. Good comment, whomever it was!

  981. Announcers said the same thing but I didn’t catch all of it. Nice adjustment by Scott indeed.

  982. He did sub well today, like first time all season

  983. yes, exactly.. when one player is double-teamed, other players need to make it.
    And they did :]
    Great basketball plays

  984. Bev: Tell Jeremy that we planned for him this game.
    Kobe: What did you say?
    Bev: Tell Jeremy that we game planned for him, so tell him not to feel too bad.
    Kobe: OK, I will tell him that; but you gotta show up to compete in the big boy’s pants.

  985. Thats one of the shortfall the Coaching staff need to recognize and remedy

  986. yea i saw that.the reaction should of been threes and midrange but his shot was short. a telling he was tired also no rebounds

  987. Right now he’s passing too much and no scoring enough.

  988. At the end, it is the winning team having the last laugh, especially from an underdog.

  989. Satisfied with Team win. Lakers D looking good, that’s what won the game. They really need to figure out their offense now.

  990. When Ellington returns he’ll be taking those Price minutes, he can actually open the floor for Jeremy.

  991. Glad the Lakers won so it isn’t Lin let them down. It’s OK. Lin can relax now, get some more mileage with the Lakers, get on some sort of extended rhythm, and maybe next game he plays better. Don’t go to CF, let them gloat. They aren’t worth our attention.

  992. passing doesnt count, creating for others do count

  993. Well said! I am his fan because he plays to win, never endangers his team to pad his stat.

  994. 5-13 and 2 assists with a -15 +/- is nothing spectacular. Not sure why he deserves so much credit.

  995. Nice D!
    https://twitter.com/penny10654/status/535300245790674944

  996. It’s okay Lin will bring his A-Game against his former BFF on Friday.

  997. that’s the spirit!
    Hope Lin/Davis will be more polished and it’s not back-to-back 😀

  998. Kobe just said something briefly and was about to away a couple times, but Bev did keep talking to him. It’s okay, sure. But I thought Bev was something he doesn’t appear to be now.

  999. As I said so many times now, all team knows the way to win Lakers is double team JLin. Take out JLin, Lakers is a goner. Thought it was the case and I stopped watching. I was wrong. At least BS made good adjustment like Brent said. Lakers had a win. Hopefully it happens less and less in future as JLin and Lakers improve.

  1000. IIRC, Lin blocked Bev too.

  1001. you’re right.

  1002. Who cares. P.Bev is dead to me.

  1003. But honestly though, Jeremy also needs to work on a few other things. I feel those 2 years in Houston improved his skills but degraded him mentally a bit.

    I rewatched those Linsanity games and back then, even though his skills where shaky, he mentality was very very strong. He never shied away and he found ways to adapt to the defense.

    I really do think a big part of Jeremy’s recent up-and-downs is due to his time in Houston.

  1004. Bev always trying to mingle with the star players so he can leech on their spotlight don’t care!

  1005. What is Kobe pointing at?

  1006. I got a “Hold on, this is waiting to be approved by JLinPortal.” in one of my comments that didnt say anything inappropriate, could it be cuz I commented too quick after my last comment?

  1007. Planning on getting tickets for that game. So let’s hope so!

  1008. Lin needs to learn how to score when double teamed maybe Kobe can give him some advice, I’m serious!

  1009. we say “he has to get around that”, but are there players who can do that by themselves? Don’t the other players have to react, doesn’t the coach have to have a helping strategy for that?

  1010. Gloat about what? A loss?

  1011. Sadly Lin is just not that good I guess. It’s ok.

  1012. Could be. Weird disqus system.

  1013. True Mr. Wonderful

  1014. I’m a little disappointed because I thought Lin would ball without DHo. He still seems to struggle with hard traps and double teams, and sometimes coughs the ball up. part of it is on him and part of it is on BS for not adjusting imo

  1015. Give Lin single coverage. Nick does have a nice stroke though.

  1016. Not really there are players who can create shots for themselves including Kobe and Nick Young. There didn’t seem to be any help for Nick Young he just went for his shots. Lin can do that too but he just needs to play and not think too much. So what if he makes a mistake.

  1017. We need a post game thread, psalm 🙂

  1018. HAHA!

  1019. Over 1,000 comments!

  1020. how true!

  1021. Kobe is right when he said that he had people looking over his shoulder. Maybe Lin felt that because he seemed tight to me from the beginning. Yes, Patrick’s defense is strong but Lin faced Paul who I think defends better and took it to him. It’s the whole Houston thing JLin wanted so badly that I think had him wanting to be perfect. So he ended up not too effective offensively. It’s done now. But the time Lin plays Houston again I think he’ll have found a good stretch and have had some stronger games under his belt.

  1022. i’m guessing he’s telling someone to go take the ball out. he’s going on offense.

  1023. Nick had single coverage. HOU’s biggest mistake.

  1024. his shot was off because he was tired. i hate making excuses he has to over come this teams defenses. also find other ways to get his shot on this team

  1025. Lin needs to learn how to tactical those double teams, who better to ask than Kobe who does it every game.

  1026. Rox were geared up to take the ball out of Lin’s

  1027. What plays did lin make?

  1028. There are things Lin can do better. He will figure it out

  1029. i think BS did a good adjustment using Hill to get ball out of Harden at the end.

  1030. Mission accomplished for both teams.

  1031. Rox’s hidden agenda, what else is knew. They doubled Lin instead of Kobe just to prove they were right.

  1032. He reversed the ball to the weak side very quickly. Boozer could not hit a shot. Scott made adjustment puting Lin back for Boozer won the game

  1033. He did. But this will not work every time.

  1034. Scott saying now in interview that they wanted the ball out of Harden’s hands.

  1035. Sometimes the hold on comment may show up later.

  1036. I believe this is a first. Go jlinportal!

  1037. Good mistake:-) I like it!

  1038. lin has a lot of room to improve . iso and 1on one offense. scoring without screens and taking your man on your own. his last place to improve offensively

  1039. The Lakers’ tactic was to make Lin draw all the attention and give them a false sense that they were doing a good job, and then Lakers sneaked up on them to take a cookie away.

  1041. Not really, but this is a good joke LOL

  1042. Ha, ha.

  1043. Yes Nick Young shoots with no hesitation and came back right away shooting well no rust at all!

  1044. Again, gotta give MAJOR props to Coach Scott. That was a big confidence booster to still get put in with 3min left in crunch time after having a terrible game, how good do you think Jeremy felt after that and coming out with the win? great stuff.
    Never in a million years would McHale have done that.

  1045. Lin need to improve 1 on 2 skill. I am not joking

  1046. The big boy’s pants was left at dry cleaner’s. Better get it back quickly for the next game.

  1047. harden was very efficient tonite though. he was hitting some big shots in the 3rd. glad BS at least try something.

  1048. Stolen cookies always taste better.

  1049. Those TOs could’ve been avoid if Lin went to the rim and took the shots himself. Could’ve been a step back jumper. Passing too much near the rim made his plays very predictable.

  1050. Right at the end. Showed it to them, and then took it away.

  1051. yea when he gets trapped. again rox did a great job defending him with no dwight .

  1053. Those shots are out of control. You can only guarding anyone in a statistical sense. Reduce his FG%. Even Lin got 3pts

  1054. Without D12 was exactly why they did it.

  1055. I got the same thing…didn’t say anything in appropriate and my post is waiting approval.

  1056. LOL

  1057. lol

    https://twitter.com/Lakerholicz/status/535303570569330688

  1058. Can’t believe we won two in a row. BTB road games. Beat the Rox in Houston! Not a great game for Lin stat wise but I’ll take it.

  1059. You forgot that Lakers got Nick Young back, practically a 2nd option and Kobe Jr on his own!

  1060. lol yep if we can fight for a playoff spot and lin gets on a roll. look out. its a long season

  1061. Well said. I like Scott too though he still has no control of Kobe like former coaches of LAL.

  1062. Not predictable. It was without spacing. He has to shoot those.

  1063. Wes redeemed himself for his absence during last 10 games by his several plays at the end today.

  1064. he was good defensively today against Harden

  1065. Indeed, that will be his most impactful play of his NBA career.

  1066. https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/535303899876708352

  1067. Without DH12, Rox may not even make it to the payoff.

  1068. yea very smart by mchale surprise surprise

  1069. uh, that’s because Rocket is playing small, so…….

    But, at he get Boozer down, Boozer was killing the team in both end….

  1070. But he didn’t, I hope Scott and Kobe points that out to him. He’s gotta take those himself.

  1071. Good one Kobe. LOL.
    https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/535304432188420096

  1072. Lin 1-5 with only 3 pts and they still win. I think the difference must be Young.

  1073. OKC is officially the worst team in the WEST and not the Lakers anymore, woohoo.
    They’re moving on up :3

  1074. they have not been able to scout Nick in this lineup.

  1075. Small, big, medium, McHale wouldve benched Jeremy after a couple of TOs for the rest of the night

  1076. Harden ended up with a better stat line than I expected: 7-11, 7 assists. But 6 TOs. McHale forgot to tell him they were trying to win tonight.

  1077. lol.

  1078. Ugly stat for lin. But reality will set in with hinm when he understands that the only thing this league respects is haw many ppgs.

  1079. at least he only tried to hit lin 2x. Once in head Harden Bev high trap. Once Westbrook lunge.

  1080. Actually, I think the first blow was not being signed by the Knicks. He wanted to stay and he’d done well for them. I think Harden was the next blow, and the long grind-down of the next years really wore on him…probably even more than he was able to admit to himself. He works intensely to overcome difficulties and to pick out the silver in the lining, but that legitimate head work doesn’t negate the damage to the heart, and that takes some time to repair…and maybe requires some kindness. Which is in short supply in as dog-eat-dog a world as professional sports, but I think LA’s giving a good enough dose.

  1081. There were at least 2-3 plays where Kobe shot his turnaround deep in the corner, missed, and Houston got the rebound and started a 5 on 4 break going the other way. Kobe was so far off the court after his shot and didn’t bother to get back on transition D.

  1082. True but it’s very hard to shine playing the PG beside Kobe.

  1083. He needs to pass off faster and let laker go 4 on 3 but team not ready to do it

  1084. This is very true. I think he knew already. Because he scored in the trash time a few games back.

  1085. Very true, JLin should really ask Kobe for advice! I’m dead serious!

  1086. Not good for a “shooting guard”. Hardn is obviously the real PG.

  1087. He is ok on timing. on his part, he need that pull back move. for the temporary spacing. Nash is very good at it.

  1088. LOL

  1089. Lin still inconsistent scoring and Kobe still inefficient scoring.

  1090. Difference was the entire team especially Johnson and Young down the stretch! Johnson with the steal from Harden and 1 to put the team up!

  1091. Yes, Like I said, ppl sould not Pin this on Lin. BUT Lin has something to work on too.

  1092. PBev is a hypocrite about himself and Lin. He took it personal whenever he plays against Lin. McHale and the Rockets put the bull-eye on Lin and I am ok with all of that. We beat their a$$ in their home turd and that’s all it matter.

  1093. had nothing to do with that. rox played great defense on him. he still has to work on his 1 on 1 moves. he was also tired so his shot was short. all he had was the drive of which they trapped him. his passing was off. he again has stuff to work on

  1094. I know. I am probably the only one was uspet by Lin’s game today. Scott was benched him for few min in 4Q that’s why Lakers catch up bc Lin was doing nothing over there…?! He really needs to watch out…

  1095. No…if it was 1 on 1, lin would had no problems

  1096. Interesting comments by Harden & Howard on Jeremy

    http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2014/11/harden-jeremy-lin-handles-criticism-like-a-warrior/#27967101=0

  1097. I am sorry, lin needs to figure it out and make it work. I am sure he will do better against the Mavericks, and I do think that Lakers want to groom lin for a possible spot a s their premier PG,, and as time progresses he will get better, but he has to bring it every night even if he is he i tired.

  1098. Totally anyone could see that every time they play they targeted Lin!

  1099. It is not about playing with Kobe. Lin can always do something more.

  1100. he needed to go one on one instead of using the screen that trapped him. laker did the same to harden. who handled it better because of his one on one abilities

  1101. IMO whats keeping him a role player and holding him back is his inability to play through hard traps and pressure

  1102. I agree if Kobe can bring it every night, there’s no way why Lin who’s younger can’t.

  1103. Thats true joyce.
    Jeremy says he wants to be a starter in this league but for that you need to put up POINTS.
    I appreciate his mentality of wanting to get his teammates involved so much but true point guards are a thing of the past, stop deferring so much and be a scoring point guard. It’s what he was during Linsanity and what teams want of their PGs nowadays.

    But that said, today his bad play could simply be attributed to being on a back2back, you know how bad he always is on those lol

  1104. Wish Lin could have overcome it, but onwards and upwards.

  1105. I agree w you. I am happy Lakers won but I also feel D12 helped too… Anyway, Lin should take this chance to shine but …

  1106. look to what happens when Lin blows by his first man. Sometimes a weak screen means he has 2 guess shaping him into a corner. At that time, the guy with the broken screen should be adjusting. I don’t think it happens, so it’s reset to Kobe and it looks like deferring. But it’s a broken play.

  1107. he did his job

  1108. I will agree with you if he can learn some of those moves from Kobe. It is time.

  1109. Fully agree with you.

  1110. Did anyone notice that right after the game, Lin could have talked/hugged PBev before he walked off the court, but Lin just turned and walked away. PBev hugged Kobe and talked to Kobe. He always seeks spotlight under national TV.

  1111. Yes I hope off season Lin will focus on his 1 on 1/2 moves and creating shots for himself. If he’s still with the Lakers he should train with Kobe. Kobe’s a ball hog but he can always make those double team shots without hesitation.

  1112. It takes a lot to overcome that and it starts with being a bada$$ something not in Lin’s nature.

  1113. Not many can, including Harden in the 4Q

  1114. well our Lin is in the realm of his own most time… until the desperate moment… he is pushing the envelope as much as he could like all wise persons do… faith…

  1115. Thought it was the other way around

  1116. I liked the part in the end where Byron was calling/signaling out to Jeremy who was on the floor while Kobe (I think) was taking free throws. Kinda gives me the feeling that Byron really values Jeremy’s part on this team.

  1117. PB was playing very well. He was over performing.

  1118. What do you mean?

  1119. Any one other than Kobe makes that shot will be benched by the coach.

  1120. wheres some interviews

  1121. his assignment was against Harden, the designated ball receiver… oh but yes… it is good that he did what the team needed

  1123. On going I guess, Not sure if Lin will be avaliable

  1124. That is what Lin can do, and what his teammates can not do

  1125. I agree….back on the horse that threw you, and now it’s legitimately an open road ahead.

  1126. I am sorry, I will never PB the benefit of the doubt, he is just a thug in and NBA uniform, I know it sounds harsh but it what it is.

  1127. PB shot more than Harden. Is he out of his mind? How dare him.

  1128. I think Lin has what it takes.

  1129. he will figure it out. he will go on a hot streak . he will have some downs like today. its ok.

  1130. I did say he is over performing, you don need to say sorry at all. I feel the same.

  1131. very true…

  1132. Lin was walking towards Bev/Kobe. But Bev kept talking Kobe so Lin walked away.

  1133. Piss on the hydrant

  1134. Did not see that.

  1135. BScott, Kobe, Young, Hill and Wes have all given interviews. Hill interviewing right now.

  1136. I believe both Harden and Howard like Jeremy as a human being (teammate). Unfortunately, they do not think highly of Jeremy’s basketball ability.

  1137. https://twitter.com/UncleHemp/status/535306805920800771

  1138. No but we love just exactly who he is.

  1139. I think it is opposite.

  1140. used him as a bait… but then they at least have the honour and courtesy not to throw him under the bus… what not to like?

  1141. and he can back that if they give him 1-1.

  1142. Positions in basketball are really only conceptual. The only rule is that there be no more than 5 players on the court. The role each player takes can be changed at any moment. I think that’s what you’re asking?

  1143. Of course not, thats why they’re stars. Top 10 PGs experience hard traps all the time. If not that then what do you think is keeping Lin a role player? Unless of course you think he’s a star.

  1144. no class.. but I love it, Rockets fans deserve every bit of it..

  1145. This is how I saw it too.

  1146. Lakers took advantage of Howard out and used JHill to trap Harden because Black was terrible. If the Rox had a decent backup for Howard, Lakers would have been in big trouble. Outside of the Rox starting 5 and Greek dude, Rockets is not very deep. There’s no way they can be a contender this year.

  1147. desperate to prove something..

  1148. https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/535308009300561920

  1149. But Scott put him back in so that shows a type of confidence and support he didn’t have before.

    It’s interesting how Scott wants to support his players that he can see potential on. In the beginning we complained about HIll and Boozer but they showed that in some games how critical they were. Same with Wes this game.

    So on that, I’m impressed by Scott. His confidence in Lin will only help.

  1150. He wanted to show up on Lin, he scored only 7 pts on 11 shots off Lin, Lin has done a great job on Bev I would say..

  1151. right thing to do…

  1152. I think he is, CP3 got killed by Heat’s hard show too. I think it is safe to say CP3 is top 10 too. But arguing this is pointless. Lin has flaws he need to work on. LAL have flaws they need to correct. simple as that.

  1153. Benched for Canaan next game.

  1154. c’mon web. i expect more from you.

  1155. that WJ steal was really huge. I think it won the Lakers the game. Potential 5 point swing.

  1156. It is their problem. Let’s us focus on Lin and LAL shall we? LOL

  1157. No doubt about it

  1158. I disagree with the former, but agree with the latter. Will have to agree to disagree.

  1159. LOLLOL

  1160. indeed.

  1161. I am praying that Kobe will continue playing this way as a leader. He needs to trust and allow his team to grow together. Go Lakers.

  1162. Lin is not getting an interview tonight, it will be Nick/Kobe Hill/Wes, the major players tonight.

  1163. I think so too. Kind of wanna hear what he has to say

  1164. If he treats them all equally, except Kobe perhaps, yes. So far, it appears he has.

  1165. I feel Lin will overcome. Next game is Jan 25!

  1166. They couldn’t double team Kobe anymore. Kobe still deadly with 1:1 coverage. Don’t like Price with Lin as Price’s man doubles on Lin because Price not an offensive threat.

  1167. Mr. elite tried one on one ISO ball twice on Lin tonight, Lin stole the ball from him on the first player, then blocked his shot on the second play..

  1168. Kobe needs to take less than 20 shots a game, period.

  1169. Kinda remind me of Schumper’s play from Toronto Linsanity game towards the end.

  1170. Wes plays much better when he does not have to make decisions. Great!

  1171. high five!

  1172. He wasn’t available for pre-game interviews either. Wonder if something going on with him?

  1173. We’re human right?

  1174. His defensive rating today is the best he had played with LAL!

  1175. just trying to avoid controversy.

  1176. exactly. They need to ditch any lineups that have Lin and Price.

  1177. The probably didn’t want to give him the added pressure.

  1178. new PostGame thread is open

    Who’ll get 1st?
    http://www.jlinportal.com/g12-lal-hou-postgame-thread/

  1179. Not true. Beverly hit shots on Lin 1 on 1 including a step back.

  1180. Boozer saying that Wes’s job is to defend the best player on the other team and he needs to get credit for that even if he is missing shots

  1181. Coward!

  1182. Lin plays better when he soesn’t think too much. Great!

  1183. yes, doubling Lin all game long but not Kobe is the highest sign of respect!

  1184. Lin was struggling and turnover tonight. Kobe stepped up as needed even Johnson.

  1185. I meant drive to the rim..
    he hit 3 jumpers against Lin in the third qt, nothing Lin could do about that..

  1186. Smart. Houston is the one place he does not need to draw the spotlight. Let it go. Kinda like wanting to get Linsanity out of peoples’ minds. Not defined by the Rockets era either.

  1187. only one where he did a weak cross and lin stumbled. All the others I saw were organized D where Lin recovered to challenge well and Bev made them. Unlike Kobe walking to an uncovered Papa, who bricked.

  1188. Should have been total of 3 TOs from Lin tonight not 5, they credited Lin a TO for his missed shot in the second qt, and that offense foul against Lin in the third qt was just BS…, Lin didn’t turn the ball over in the second helf..

  1189. https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/535294236531257344

  1190. Oh yes he is. He has to fix some holes in his game but he’s way better than what he is tonight. He got rattled, that’s different than not being good. Price is not good, Lin is very talented.

  1191. Parsons getting exposed:

    https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/535269837623541761

  1192. New thread everyone http://www.jlinportal.com/g12-lal-hou-postgame-thread/

  1193. Home turd!? Yeah baby. Just tuned in and saw they won. Woohoo

  1194. Now why can’t Lin talk like that?

  1195. L is for loss, L is for losers. L is for LOL.

  1196. Mchale’s plan backfired. Who’s laughing now?

  1197. Maybe he wasn’t available cos he met up with the PAIR kids. They were there at the game.

  1198. Other than defensive plays on Bev especially on the 1st half, he got 4asts, 1 block, 1 steal. For this game, not forcing shots while he had tired legs probably is the best.

    He tried to be aggressive in 1 play in Q4(?) with left-handed layup, missed but Davis was there with the easy putback.

    I’d also love to see Lin with 2-3 pull-up 3s to see if his shots would fall in. He has to seek deep on what go-to efficient ISO moves he can do if his main options (no drives due to tired legs/doubled, bad PnR with Hill, not outlet pass for open 3s) are taken away

    He’s not good yet in these ISO moves as I discussed in the PostGame thread but he needs to get better to become a complete player.

  1199. As always he goes flaying his arms, I’m so happy I don’t have to watch that every game now. That was torture for 2 years.

  1200. yeah, that ruined the game of basketball.
    we don’t like watching Harden playing RefBall

  1201. JW, I enjoyed seeing lin make his contribution. On D, I only noticed one mistaken his 30 mins … Bev did a weak cross and lin sort of stumbled setting up, so he was almost fallen when Bev elevated and hit. He looked beaten, but really it was a stumble and that happens. Other than that, I was noticing him doing well, flying in to disrupt 3s and not fouling, etc.

  1202. I think if a player has been assigned 2 be a PG, then he’ll need to do the job on the court 4 the whole game. Ok, got it. Thx 4 the explanation. 🙂

  1203. You can forever put that away now and come back fiercely. But, but I will have one more competitor fighting for the first …

  1204. So the 5 positions are referred to by numbers as well as names: 1) Point guard (PG), 2) Shooting guard (SG), 3) Small forward (SF), 4) Power forward (PF), and 5) Center (C). The position a player plays is determined primarily by height but also by weight/strength and skill set. The higher the position number the greater the height: PG is shortest and C is tallest. Forwards and Centers are also referred to as “big men.” A PG should be able to organize both the offense and defense and be really good at dribbling, whereas the SG should be very good at catch and shoot. But the reason I said these positions are really only conceptual is that these are only general guidelines. For example Harden is and has the size of a SG but he controls the offense like a PG. And when a coach puts a lineup on the court he usually has a 1,2,3,4 and 5 but he doesn’t need to officially assign a position to each player. In fact, some teams no longer have a “true Center” and sometimes a coach will “go big” with 3 big men and 2 guards or “go small” with 3 guards and only 2 big men. With 2 or even 3 guards on the court at the same time, they may take turns playing the role of point guard for different plays. So the answer to your initial question, “can they switch the position anytime on the court” is yes, but usually a pattern develops.

  1205. Wow.. thx so much 4 the detailed explanation! I’ve got more pics of it.. 🙂 U must be surprised that a unprof. Lin fan like me is hidden on this site 2 talk abt bball w/u guys.. haha.. well, I started watching bball since Linsanity era, so I basically dont understand 2 much. Still appreciated ur patience, I’ll ask u more if u dont mind.. 🙂

  1206. I think you’re as professional a Lin fan as any of us. And I bet Jeremy appreciates your support more than mine ;). I also started to pay close attention to the NBA only after Linsanity and also realized that the game is more complex than it looks. Happy to answer your questions if I can. Otherwise the real BB experts on this site can explain it to both of us and others like us 🙂

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