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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jeremy Lin acknowledges he was surprised and disappointed by his first complete benching in nearly three years.The point guard who once sparked Linsanity from New York to China also isnt ready to quit trying to make a difference for the Los Angeles Lakers this season.Lin didnt play in the Lakers 99-85 loss at San Antonio on Friday, missing a game for the first time in his first season. He returned to coach Byron Scotts rotation in Sundays game against Houston, playing as a reserve in the first quarter.Im going to show up and do my best to play and work hard and stuff, but it definitely hurts, Lin said before Sundays game in his first public comments since being a healthy scratch.Im human. Ive got emotions, too. ... Its discouraging sometimes. Its disappointing sometimes. All of those emotions, of course. I dont think anybody would feel great after a DNP, anybody. It doesnt matter who you are.Lin started 23 of the first 43 games for the Lakers, who acquired him from Houston in the summer. But he lost his starting spot to journeyman veteran Ronnie Price and now rookie Jordan Clarkson, who made his first career start against the Spurs and his second against the Rockets on Sunday night.Lin hadnt been stuck to a teams bench when healthy since Feb. 2, 2012 — two days before he dropped career highs of 25 points and seven assists on the Nets to kick off the two-month stretch of remarkable play known as Linsanity.The Bay Area-raised, Harvard-educated guard with Taiwanese parents became a wildly popular athlete in Asia and earned a lucrative three-year free-agent deal with Houston.In terms of my career, the only thing thats really been consistent is the amount of inconsistency that Ive had in my life, said Lin, who was waived by the Warriors and demoted by the Knicks. Ive gone from being cut to D-League to starting to playing heavy minutes to ... a different role every week. Ive got to just keep trying to stay aggressive when I get out there. If I get out there.After 35 games with the Knicks and two seasons with the Rockets, Lin landed in Los Angeles and was ready to share minutes with Steve Nash, who was ruled out for the season before it even began. Lin is the Lakers second highest-paid player this season, making nearly $14.9 million in the final season of his deal.But Scott has shaken up his starting lineup in recent days during the Lakers tumble to seven consecutive losses, bumping forwards Wesley Johnson and Ed Davis in favour of Ryan Kelly and Robert Sacre. The Lakers are examining the potential of their younger players and hoping for a spark, but Scott hasnt written off Lin.The only thing thats for sure on our team is that the starting five is going to start, Scott said when asked if Lin would still play a role for the Lakers. Ive got to just watch and see how the game is. Ive got an idea of what Im going to do, but Ive also got to let the game kind of dictate that. Dinelson Lamet Jersey . Ashton scored a hat trick -- giving him 13 goals in 16 AHL games this season -- to power the Toronto Marlies to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Lake Erie Monsters in AHL action on Sunday. Ian Kinsler Jersey . Chris Capuano. Shane Greene. And now, Esmil Rogers. https://www.cheappadresjerseys.us/1843m-...sey-padres.html. You can watch all the action on TSN and TSN GO beginning at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt. Minnesota dropped the first two tests of this best-of-seven set at Chicagos United Center and was outscored by a combined 9-3 margin in those setbacks. However, the Wild righted themselves at home by taking Game 3 by a 4-0 count before knotting the series at two games apiece with Fridays 4-2 triumph at Xcel Energy Center. Ken Caminiti Jersey . 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Minnesota notched a 1-0 overtime victory in Game 3 at Xcel Energy Center and then posted a 2-1 win on Thursday to knot the series at two games apiece. A switch in net has been part of the equation in getting Minnesota back in this series, but a better overall team effort on defense also has helped. Ilya Bryzgalov, the loser in Games 1 and 2, faced 45 shots in 99 minutes of action over Games 1 and 2, while Darcy Kuemper has seen just 48 pucks fired his way in 150 minutes of work. Kuemper relieved Bryzgalov in Game 2 and posted a 22-save shutout when called upon to start Game 3. The 23-year-old rookie then faced only 12 shots to post the victory on Thursday. The 12 shots allowed were a postseason club record for the Wild and the second-fewest amount of shots yielded by a team in a playoff game since 2008, behind only the 10 given up by Calgary on April 15, 2008. "We spent a lot of time in their zone, but I think were doing well without the puck. Were doing a better job of denying their speed," Wild forward Zach Parise said. Charlie Coyle and Jared Spurgeon each scored once to help Kuemper earn the win. "Ive kind of learned the importance of showing confidence in yourself because I think the players feed off that a little bit," Kuemper said.dddddddddddd "It relaxes them in the defensive zone, but its easy to do when theyre playing the way they are in front of me." Ryan OReilly registered the lone goal for Colorado, while Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots in the setback. Avalanche forwards Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny each were held without a point in Games 3 and 4 after giving Minnesota fits in the first two contests. Stastny had three goals and four assists in Games 1 and 2, MacKinnon notched a goal and six helpers in those outings and Landeskog posted three goals. Landeskog, Colorados young captain, hopes a change of venue can get the clubs offense back on track. "We know that were strong at home," Landeskog said. "Were just going to go home and regroup and get back to work on Saturday." Matt Duchene took part in an optional morning skate Saturday but will not play tonight. The Avalanches leading scorer has been out since damaging the MCL in his left knee when he ran into a teammate against San Jose on March 29. Head coach Patrick Roy will wait to see how Duchenes knee responds after todays initial practice and will have a further update on Sunday. The Avs, Central Division champions and the second seed in the West, were 26-11-4 on home ice during the 2013-14 regular season. Minnesota was just 17-17-7 on the road. Minnesotas Matt Cooke served the first contest of his seven-game suspension for kneeing Colorados Tyson Barrie in Game 3. Barrie is out four-to-six weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Game 6 of this set is scheduled for Monday in Minnesota. If necessary, Colorado will host Game 7 on Wednesday. ' ' '