Despite struggling in recent games, Jeremy Lin recently made a breakthrough in Atlanta on Monday; his former Rockets teammates said they expect him to succeed with the Lakers, in part because of the struggles he's had to face along the way.

"Jeremy has been through so much thus far in his career, so much criticism," Rockets guard James Harden said, "It seems like every single year it's something different with Jeremy, but he's battled through it tough, like a warrior. I give him credit, whatever team he's on, he's focused on playing his role to the best of his abilities. There's no difference this year."

On that note, Rockets center Dwight Howard said, "Jeremy is a strong guy. He'll be able to overcome any situation. He played well for us. I'm sure he's going to give LA everything they want."

However, Lin was not available for comment before Wednesday's game, his first in Houston since he was traded to Los Angeles in July.

The tweet from Lin said, "Gutsy team win!! Thanks @HoustonRockets for the classy video...good seeing everyone back at the TC!"

"Very classy," Lin said of the video that played during the game, "They took a lot of heat for the whole jersey thing, the number thing. I feel like (Rockets GM) Daryl Morey tried to make up for that. I had a great conversation with him after it all happened. I don't know if that's the reason why or whatever. I don't think it was malicious on their end."

He said that his return to Houston was a good one for him.

"It was cool," he said, "There was emotion and stuff coming back and whatever but I'm glad we got the win and it was fun seeing everybody again."