First Quarter: GSW 37 and HOU 38
Well, there is one Lin Lady tonight who will be happy regardless of who wins this game *cough Cath cough* 
As for the rest of us, I will be keeping up with tonight’s game and stats. This game has started out really fast paced. The announcers mentioned that GSW were #1 in 3 pt shooting, but so far, the Rockets are challenging that statistic. The Rockets have put in 3 pts after 3 pts and I am very proud of them!! Harden, Lin, Morris, the newbie Anderson all put in 3pters and Parsons has put in two 3pters!! Lin also had a really good play where he dribbled around Stephen Curry and made a basket. The Rockets started out the 1st quarter with a 10pt lead at one point, but as you can see the GSW have picked up their ball game and now there is only a 1pt difference. So far Harden leads the Rockets with 10pts, Lin has 7pts, and Parsons has 6. I will be updating this post after each quarter so stick around!!
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Halftime: GSW 62 and HOU 77
This continues to be a fast pace game and I love it. The ball movement by HOU has been fabulous and they have hit 14 3pters already!! I also love how Jeremy has been playing more risky. For example, he went for the 3 when he was wide open in the 2nd quarter…he didn’t make it, but I am glad that he still went for it. Lin had hurt his ankle a little during practice, but it seems like he has fully recovered by the way he is playing tonight! And I wonder if playing against the GSW is still kind of surreal to him.
I saw this tweet from Howard Chen and I am reminded how much I love the fact that Jeremy is forever grateful to the GSW. I also have to finish up the halftime report by mentioning this beautiful play by Stephen Curry of the GSW. He is known for his amazing shooting ability and tonight we see why. He was halfway across the court…way beyond the 3pt line and he made a last minute attempt to hit the basket before the halftime buzzer…and he made it in!!!! It was so beautiful…I know they will have to show highlights of it!! So I have to give Curry props for that move!! So far, Harden has 18 pts, Lin has 13, and Parsons has 10. So far, our leading triangle is doing very well.
3rd Quarter: GSW 86 and HOU 104
The Rockets have just beat their all time record of most 3pters in a regular season game. The record was originally 16 but they have already 17 3pters and it’s only the 3rd quarter!! Chandler put in two 3s, Lin put in a 3 and Douglas put in a 3!! And another exciting thing is Lin has outscored Harden so far in this game…with 20 pts and 7 assts!!
Harden signaling to the crowd that he made a 3pter!!
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Final Score: GSW 109 and HOU 140
Wow…what a great game!! I am soo proud of my Rockets and I am soo proud of my Jeremy!! They were on fire tonight!! They were so hot that they broke the all time record for 3pters in a regular season game AND playoffs game!! The Rockets had 23 3ptrs tonight…which tied the NBA record for the most 3s in a game!! They also scored the most points in Toyota Center History tonight with 140 pts! There were 3pters being shot from everywhere…from Lin, from Morris, from D-Mo, and even rookie Beverly got in the action!! Lin also set his own 3pt record with 5 of 8 from behind the 3pt line!! There was also a beautiful slam dunk from both Asik and Beverly!! Asik also had a double double in tonight’s game!! (Did I already mention that this was a great game and that I screamed and clapped my hands the whole team!!) Towards the end, things did get a little feisty when Beverly was fouled when he was grabbed around the neck. Morris was sent out of the game and so was Green from the GSW. Delfino didn’t play tonight because of his arm, but he was looking sexy as hell in his suit standing by the side lines. There were so much eye candy out there, especially with Curry added to the mix, *whew* sometimes I am glad I am watching from the comfort of my home so I don’t make a fool of myself out there LOL.
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Top 5 Scorers
1) Lin: 28 pts, 9 ast, 1 rbd —-> OMG do you see this?!!! Jeremy made #1 tonight!! He outscored Harden even!!! *fangirling right now*
2) Harden: 18 pts, 7 ast, 2 rbds
3) Parsons: 16 pts, 8 ast, 4 rbds
4) Douglas: 14 pts, 3 ast, 1 rbd —-> My other favorite also made the list!! Why is this so amazing?!…because he only played 14:52 minutes tonight!!
5) Morris: 13 pts, 0 ast, 4 rbds
Video Highlights
Again…so glad that I didn’t miss this game!! I will update this post if I find more videos but I want to go ahead and publish this for the readers who are just now waking up and couldn’t watch the game!! Feel free to comment and let me know what you thought of the game also!!
Side Note: I did not forget the anniversary of Linsanity…how could I?! I am hoping to do a separate post on that later
It’s official, JLin is the leading scorer for the Rockets in this game 28 pts and 9 assists, wow almost a double double there
I hope and pray that there will be no more tweaked ankles in the coming practices and most especially during game time.
I want him to stay healthy always.
GO JLIN!!! <3<3<3
@Rubielyn…I am glad the Rockets won but I am even happier with how Jeremy played! And I am also glad that his ankle didn’t seem to be bothering him at all!!
Houston Rockets @HoustonRockets
This guy @JLin7 likes to dominate his former teams. Glad we’re no longer his former team. #RedNation pic.twitter.com/miAVFcry
LOL!
Holy JLin! He got a bleeding nose again but just went back to court continuing his free throws. It’s great he play so well tonight beating the team that cut him in 2011. It seems Jeremy wanted to have a closure with Warriors like he did with Knicks. I wish him to cotinue the confident and aggressive way of playing and beat Heat tomorrow and win more games to come!
@ic…he always gets hurt but thank goodness, his nose stopped bleeding quickly! And I hope he gets a lot of rest tonight. He played really well against his old team but the Heat will be a different story. I just wanted him well rested so he can play aggressively against the big guys tomorrow night also!
I’m so happy they won!!
I know the 3 pointers are really good, but whenever the Rockets don’t make them then the games get very long…
Side Note: So I watched the Rockets game a week ago with some friends, and one of them was telling me that he’s seen Harden before at a restaurant here in Houston. I was totally in awe… then he told me about another guy we both know who saw Jeremy in a restaurant as well!! >_< I was jealous.
YOU need to go Rocket stalking – not in the perverted way, of course – LOL.
@Marisol…I can’t believe you have not gone Jeremy Lin stalking yet!! And you may need to visit with those friends a little more often so that you can run into Jeremy at those same restaurants lol.
Actually, since I live right next to Hermann Park, I often run right by the apartment complex where Jeremy lives (allegedly). haha I always wish I can happen to see him in the park or at the complex… >__<
I woke up at 6 and quickly opened to the scores – I woke up really fast after that. LOL Had to blink several times to actually believ the results.
What an awesome start to my day.
Great game by Lin, wonderful team flow. They owned this ballgame. Wohoo!
@Fauxy…LOL…I know you were like, is this the Utah game all over again?!
Exactly! Just did not expect that against the Warriors.
Watched the game from start to finish! While working. SMH. Don’t try this kids. I’m a professional ;P *winks*
It was fun chatting with Anna-K and GiaKiem online while watching the game! Ended up fangirling over DLee, Mook, DMO, Steph hahaaa.
So proud of Jeremy and the whole team Still, I wish they did this ‘humiliation’ to another team (cuz I like the Warriors!) like Miami or Spurs or OKC. I know, this is too much to ask for the youngest, most inexperienced team in the NBA! LOL. But they continue to surprise everyone, just sooo much fun to watch team basketball!
I just want them to beat Heat. I wish they can trade this game to a game vs Heat.
It was soooo much fun watching the game while fangirling with you two!!! And gosh, they were so hot…almost all of them. And then Del-FINE-o showed up on camera with his suit on, standing on the sidelines and I’m like, “damn…everyone should just take off their clothes after every win, like they do in soccer”.
And I was hoping they would destroy the Heat last night
So sad that the game was soo close towards the end!!
I am so happy for the Rockets and of course JLin, sad for my home team. I was ok to lose but not expecting by this much. I was telling Fauxy, “the Rockets pulled a Warriors on the Warriors.” Normally the barrage of 3s are coming from the Dubs, not last night though. No matter what the Warriors tried, they just couldn’t make it over the hump. The storm of 3s just kept-a-comin’.
I asked my hubby, “Um, why did you turn on the tv again?” Sour grapes aside, I am glad he did (or maybe not). I was able to see JLin smile that wonderful smile with every basket and every successful play they ran. I was feeling the Warriors’ pain though as I see every drooping shoulder and exasperated sigh DLee made with every Rockets’ score.
I still love my Dubs and I still believe (as I always have even when they sucked lol). I also love the Rockets…come on now, what’s not to love. Right? If I love JLin I must love the Rockets and I do. I will just have to suffer through the ups and downs of being a Dubs and a JLin fan and all that it entails. Yes, I am a sinner as I suffer through one of the 7 deadly sins, GLUTTONY. I am a glutton for punishment at least only 4 times a year. If both teams go to the play off against each other, then more. God save me. LOL
@ Cath…LMAO!!! You have split team personality just like me!! Thank goodness I only have to deal with it 2x a year…and even that is hard enough. My Bobcats have been doing so much better this year and even when they lose, it’s only by a few points…but even that is heartbreaking. Like I said, that is the only team the Rockets can lose to where I will still be happy. And I am a Glutton also…I punish myself everyday by looking at Jeremy …a man I can’t have and lusting after him. Wait…is lusting a sin too?? OMG….is addiction a sin?? Why am I becoming such a sinner?!
Also, this loss is the Warriors’ fault. They have no perimeter defense. So many Rockets always left open. They better watch this tape over and over and learn from it LOL.
@Cath…your Warriors’ are a good offensive team but you are right…they really need to work on their defense. I am sure they are studying that tape over and over again lol.
Is it just me or am I the only one who doesn’t care about the rockets? No offense but I only care about Jeremys performance. like when people ask who’s my favorite team, I tell them I only have favorite players that if all of them made one team then that would be my team lol. Don’t get me wrong I like Chandler and harden but idk the rockets just don’t appeal to me.
@Mrs. Lin…how are you able to separate Jeremy from the Rockets?? Like do you just cheer for him only?? I am not judging, but I am simply curious. I guess I start out liking the player, which is Jeremy, but then slowly I can’t help but fall for the team he is on whether it is the Knicks or the Rockets. Of course once he left the Knicks and I saw how some of the players disrespected him…I no longer cheer for the Knicks. And I’m not gonna lie, if Jeremy left the Rockets, I would probably stop cheering for them also. But while he is still on the team, it is hard not to cheer for them as a team b/c basketball is such a team sport. Like if Parsons made a beautiful pass to Lin, which Lin put in the basket…it makes me like Parsons for helping Jeremy out.
LOL I don’t like the knicks either after all that controversy… and I live in NY! But I understand where you’re coming from. Its not that I don’t like them, it’s just hard for me to relate to them. I guess I still have bitter feelings about NY and have weird feelings towards Rockets management. So its not the team players, it’s how its run. Once the coaches show more respect for Jeremy, then I guess my feelings would change lol.
@Mrs.Lin…I’ve heard of other fans who don’t care for Rockets management so you are not alone. I think in the more recent games, I think the better Jeremy has played, the more respect the coaches have shown Jeremy. I hate that it’s like that sometimes, but the coaches want to win games as well and I’m glad Jeremy has improved and is showing confidence again because I want the coaches to respect him and play him in the game.