Jeremy Lin was a rookie in the game, and his game suffered a little during a ligament injury back in 2011. However, Linsanity made a comeback and silenced all his critics with his performance on the court.
Injury has marred Jeremy Lin’s career, and he has lost his place in some of the top NBA teams. Lin is once again down from a hamstring injury incurred during the November 2nd game between Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons.
Three games after the injury, Jeremy Lin is sitting out, and Brooklyn Nets missed him. The Brooklyn Nets lost two of their previous three games. This incident made the team realize what Jeremy Lin’s contribution is to the team.
In the first five games of the season, Jeremy Lin has an average score of 15 points. He also had 1.4 steals along with 26.8 minutes of play in all the games combined. The season’s best night for Jeremy Lin came when Brooklyn Nets played against the Indiana Pacers on the 28th of October.
Jeremy Lin went on to get a triple-double with 21 points, with nine assists and nine rebounds. His splendid performance on the court earned Brooklyn Nets a 103-94 victory over Indiana Pacers.
Brooklyn Nets sorely missed Jeremy Lin’s place as the point guard during their match against the New York Knicks. New York Knicks started the game with Sean Kilpatrick and Bojan Bogdanovic in the point guard position, and there wasn’t anyone to counter them for Brooklyn Nets.
Brooklyn Nets gave their all to make things work out with Brook Lopez. He did give his best, scoring 21 points, four rebounds and managed three blocks. Lopez tried to contribute some more to Brooklyn Nets’ score with his profound three-point range, but couldn’t manage much.
Apart from Brook Lopez, Justin Hamilton was the only other player who could manage to score double figures for the team during their match against New York Knicks.
In fact, the New York Knicks were down by ten points in the first quarter of the game. However, the tides changed soon after. Brooklyn Nets want for their bench rotation, and the underperforming New York Knicks turned around to make up for the ten-point lag and came out to lead the second quarter with the same margin.
This moment proved to be the turning point for the game, and the Brooklyn Nets couldn’t recover from the lag.
There’s still a week before Jeremy Lin would get the signal for a return to the team and the Brooklyn Nets are waiting for his comeback. He seems to be the only one who can help the team improve their win-loss tally this season.
Jeremy Lin’s injury has been a boon for him. His absence became a stumbling block for the team and made them realize how badly they require Jeremy Lin as the point guard. In Jeremy Lin’s absence, neither Isaiah Whitehead nor Sean Kilpatrick could take the team to a win.
Lin has established himself as the best full-time point guard that the team needs for them to secure wins in the current season. Now with his injury keeping him on the sideline, it becomes easier to understand that Jeremy Lin is irreplaceable even when there’s a full roster for Brooklyn Nets.
Lin has been asked to rest for two weeks before he can come back to play. According to NY Post, Atkinson said that they would have a better idea about his medical condition soon. He wasn’t ready to commit on the restrictions Lin might be forced to adhere to following his return.