Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets game preview

He's baaaaaaack! - Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsJeremy Lin returns to Toyota Center as a member of the surging Charlotte Hornets.

Before I go any further, I want to talk about the Charlotte Hornets. With this being a shorter preview, it's important to discuss the team opponent before we get to the guy that the media will feed us as the story of the game.

The Charlotte Hornets are 15-11 this season, which would be good for fourth place in the West but is unbelievably only good enough for seventh in the East. They are averaging almost 103 points per game while holding their opponents under 100. When Steve Clifford got the job in Charlotte, many of us expected a defensive mindset. As an…