NBA schedule: Jeremy Lin leads Rockets to rout of Knicks

NEW YORK -- It’s important to remember exactly how we got here because we may never experience anything like it again. That’s not to say that there will never be another phenom, because the notion is as old as sports itself. The only constant in sports is the expectation of the unexpected and there will always be something new.

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Memphis took command of the game in the third quarter, taking an eight-point lead into the final quarter of a game where that lead felt more like 18. Chicago (13-10) got the score within five midway through the fourth quarter, but missed numerous opportunities to make it closer.

The Grizzlies won despite shooting just 37.5 percent from the field and turning the ball over 18 times. Memphis made up for that by outrebounding Chicago, 51-39, and holding the Bulls to 37.3 percent shooting.

With the New York offense sputtering, the Knicks were helpless as Linsanity returned to the Garden, much to the chagrine of the crowd, but the delight of the now 12-12 Rockets.

Gordon has missed 23 games to date during the 2012-13 season, as a right knee injury has kept him sidelined. After missing Hornets training camp and the preseason, Gordon chose rest and rehab over microfracture surgery and was expected to be out four to six weeks.

In his fifth season out of Indiana, Gordon carries career averages of 18.2 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 45.2%. The Hornets are 5-18 this season in his absence.

According to a tweet from Ken Berger of CBS Sports, Stoudemire will practice with the Knicks D-League team this week. It is unclear when he will return to the Knicks regular practices.