NBA: Lin's 13 points help Hornets dump Los Angeles

The second stop of NBA China tour with the Charlotte Hornets taking on the LA Clippers in a pre-season game.Taobao agent Jeremy Lin and company won the opener of the two-game exhibition in Shenzhen earlier in the week and were hoping to sweep the series.

Charlotte Hornets crush Los Angeles Clippers 113-71 in Shanghai

NBA legends Yao Ming, Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing were in the house, receiving a warm ovation from the crowd at the Mercedes-Benz arena.
Former world champion and Olympic gold medallist hurdler Liu Xiang was courtside watching intently.
But it was Jeremy Lin that stole the show early, hitting a three for the first points of the game to put Charlotte ahead.
Later Lin added another three, part of a 10-point first quarter for him, as Charlotte remains in front.
Clippers all-star guard Chris Paul was back in action after missing the opening game in Shenzhen when he fractured his finger in practice. But the 30-year-old showed no ill effects, getting the tough scoop off the window to cut the Hornets' lead to 24-19.
Paul then finds Blake Griffin breaking down court for the slam as the Clips close the gap to six.

Charlotte started to pull away in the third quarter, Lin crosses over his defender and hits the step back triple, it needed every part of the rim to go in as the Bugs go in front by 8.

Charlotte Hornets crush Los Angeles Clippers 113-71 in Shanghai

Paul and Griffin would combine for an alley-oop dunk but L.A. is still behind. Griffin finishes with 14 and Paul 17 for the Clippers.
But at the other end, Lin finds Al Jefferson for two more as the Hornets moved ahead 70-53.
The final quarter saw Charlotte surge ahead Brian Roberts canning this from downtown and getting fouled for a chance at a four-point play.
The Hornets secure a 113-71 win in the second and final of two preseason games in China.
Jefferson's 17 points led Charlotte, while Lin added 13 in the win.
Jeremy Lin, Charlotte Hornets Guard said:"In English, we say I am in the zone, when I made my first three-pointer I felt that all my shots would go in. It was a fun game today, we had such a good game defensively, in particular the second half, and we also had good ball movement. So that's how we finished the game with a big win today."

Doc Rivers, L.A. Clippers Coach said:"Well I wish we had played better, number one. So from a coaching stand point, that was very disappointing. But from a team building stand point, and a cultural stand point, I think we succeeded what we wanted to do by coming over here to China. China Ebay SO I have to take that part as good, the basketball part which we played as my fault and bad."