Jeremy Lin on his season, trade rumors and future in Houston

On Sunday morning, Jeremy Lin’s cell phone alarm went off. He looked at it, and there in his calendar notifications were the words that would ruin his day.

“Game 7.”

The Rockets guard forgot to delete the calendar item when the Rockets lost in Game 6 to Portland on Friday night.

“That kind of sucked,” Lin said. “That’s probably when it really hit me. It’s over. It’s weird. No more film, no more anything, It’s over.”

After the loss on Friday which came on a fadeaway 3-point shot from Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard with 0.9 seconds to play, Lin was in a state of disbelief.

He sat in the locker room motionless, barely reacting when anyone spoke to him.

“It doesn’t feel real,” he repeated over and over.

It was, though, and the roller coaster ride that Lin had been on since training camp came to an abrupt stop. And he wasn’t quite ready to get off.

The season started with Lin back as one of the faces of the “New Age” Rockets squad. He, along with guard James Harden and center Dwight Howard were on every billboard, internet ad and message board having anything to do with the team.

Lin had a new mo

via Jeremy Lin on his season, trade rumors and future in Houston – Ultimate Rockets.