Last season, Jeremy Lin only played in 12 games before All-Star Break. While the Brooklyn Nets won only three of those, it’s not hard to remember that wins came at a premium last season, especially considering the Nets were a league worst 20-62 on the season.
Last year at this time, the Nets were 9-47, and 6-38 in games without Lin, who was to be their starting point guard, a role then taken over by Spencer Dinwiddie and Isaiah Whitehead.
Lin finally returned from his hamstring strain after the break, and the Nets went 10-14 in games he played for the remainder of the season.