Few players can attest to the rise in basketball that Jeremy Lin had in New York—the type of overnight, Internet sensation who won game after game for the Knicks.
Lin's story read more like a movie plot-line—unheralded star who comes to the big-time and shines—than it did real life, and the accolades and praise that seemed to flow in for the point guard endlessly suggested that he would be a real star in the future.
He would then make a highly talked about move from the Knicks to the Houston Rockets over the off-season—partnering up with former Oklahoma City Thunder star and reigning Sixth Man of the Year James Harden to form one of the most potentially dynamic backcourts in the league.
The two were natural point-scorers who had the ability to turn any given game completely upside down, and it made for one of the most fascinating storylines heading into the 2013 season. Would Lin be able to reproduce his New York form?
Would he be more dangerous than before or would he simply flop?
It started out appearing like the latter of those, with Lin inconsistent in his scoring and points distribu ...
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