Somehow, the Rockets survived on a night that Durant was brilliant and James Harden abysmal. Beverley is gobbling up the minutes left behind from Jeremy Lin, whose deeply bruised chest won't allow him to lift his arms over his head to shoot the ball. People want to believe Lin has bailed on the Rockets, but make no mistake: The organization – front office, coaches and players – believe he had been the toughest guy in the room for trying to play Game 3.
Privately, Lin understood he probably shouldn't have tried to play, but he was determined to play a part in the biggest game of the season. Only, it got so bad on Monday that the organization believed he could further injure the chest with a re-aggravation. In a last-ditch try within an hour of the game, those watching him shoot in the practice gym agreed: It was futile.
"There was nothing else he could've done," general manager Daryl Morey told Yahoo! Sports. "He tried. He had no choice."
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