The Houston Rockets made a repeat against the Indiana Pacers in Taiwan as they made a 107-98 victory over the defending Eastern Conference finalist in Taiwan. Taiwanese-American player Jeremy Lin showed his offensive prowess as he scored with with 17 points and went 3-for-4 from the three-point area.
The NBA Global Games in Taiwan is part of the international games prepared by the NBA. Right after the victory of the Houston Rockets in Manila on October 10, the Rockets made a back-to-back win against the Indiana Pacers.
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Former OKC Thunder guard James Harden led all Rockets scorers with 21 points while Paul George led the Indiana Pacers with 19 points, George Hill contributed with 17 points.
The 25-year-old Jeremy Lin was clearly the crowd favorite of more than 13,000 fans who watched the games live. He didn’t disappoint the crowd with his dazzling array of clutch shooting and awesome (–foul word(s) removed–)ists to his team mates.
Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale was confident enough that Jeremy Lin could give him the boosts he needs to cope with the pressure of being one of the most closely watched NBA Players in Asia.
The Houston Rockets earlier defeated the Indiana Pacers during their Philippine visit last October 10. The first-ever NBA Games in the Philippines was well-attended by Filipinos who were considered as one of the basketball-crazy country in the world. The Rockets won against the Pacers with the final score at 116-96.