Rockets win preseason opener as Jeremy Lin makes team debut

NBA star Jeremy Lin made his debut in his second stint with the Houston Rockets Wednesday in a game that gave the team a 107-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first of the preseason games.

According to reports post by the Houston Rockets on its official site and blog, Lin was on court for nearly 20 minutes, finishing with three points on 1-of-3 shooting, six assists and three steals, but also three turnovers.

Terrence Jones scored 20 points to lead the Rockets’ victory, while Thunder — the Western Conference champion last season — played without center Kendrick Perkins, forward Serge Ibaka and guard Thabo Sefolosha, all of whom were sidelined due to injures.

“I thought Jeremy had a good stint. I thought he had a couple times where he probably should have shot it and tried passing it instead trying to be unselfish. But I thought Jeremy was pretty solid overall,” Rockets head coach Kevin McHale said.

The Rockets will next face the New Orleans Hornets Saturday Taiwan time.

Lin said before the preseason opener that he would not be playing for long periods because of the knee injury he sustained in April.

The 24-year-old point guard has been training with his new teammates to develop tactical awareness since early October after returning from visits to Taiwan and China.

“My speed and my explosiveness and my agility (are not) there yet,” he said.

“I’m still trying to recover from knee surgery and get to where I was pre-surgery. I probably won’t get to play too much. Hopefully, as the preseason

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