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Public Service Reminder: Aaron Brooks is on the Rockets and played 16 minutes in Game 4.
Tonight, Rockets fans should treat Brooks and his 15 minutes of run like an ex-boy/girlfriend.
Don't be surprised if he reminds you that you once loved him.
Jeremy Lin is a game-time decision for tonight's Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lin left Game 2 with a bruised chest and started Game 3, but was obviously hampered and left the game for an ice wrap.
Rockets fans can probably agree the Lin that started in Game 3 shouldn't take the court in Game 5. We applaud his desire to grit it out, but he was far from 100%.
If Lin can play, McHale said he would likely bring him off bench in brief stints. Wants to see him, evaluate after no workouts for a week.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) May 1, 2013
To compound problems with Lin, and the already short Rockets rotation, James Harden spent this morning 'feeling ill.'
James Harden feeling ill this morning. Sore throat, etc.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) May 1, 2013
All speculation points towards James Harden starting tonight. But there's been no indication of how the illness/cold may hamper him tonight. He was far from his beardly-best in Game 4 and Rockets fans expect him to bounce back in Game 5.
So it comes to this. Aaron Brooks has found a small place in McHale's backcourt rotation in the last two games. Will we see more of him tonight?
Here's Brooks' numbers this series:
- Game 1: 8 minutes | 5 points | 3 assists
- Game 2: 4 minutes | 0 points | 1 block (<- what?)
- Game 3: 9 minutes | 4 points | 2 assists
- Game 4: 16 minutes | 7 points | 2 assists