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          Jeremy Lin makes sense off bench

          The numbers show that Jeremy Lin and James Harden are not the Rockets' most efficient backcourt. Sam Forencich/Getty Images
          • Tom Haberstroh, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2012, 03:00 AM ET
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            • ESPN.com NBA analyst since 2010
            • ESPN.com Insider researcher in 2009
            • Developer of NBA DRAFT Initiative database

          When the Houston Rockets visit the New York Knicks on Monday night, it will mark the first time that the Knickerbockers' point guard sensation from last season comes back to Madison Square Garden. That's right, the moment every New Yorker has been waiting for: