"This one will be remembered for one thing and one thing only: Jeremy Lin's airball.

People will eventually forget that LeBron James tied a franchise record with 32 points in the second half. Memories will fade of James' shooting clinic from three-point range and former Gators' standout Chandler Parsons' career-high 25 points for the Rockets.

But no one will forget Lin's miss. It is a shot that will live in infamy regardless of any path, good or ill, that Lin's career follows.

With less than 10 seconds remaining and the Rockets down by one point, Lin was wide open on the wing and poised to make up for so many bad memories of the Heat from his only season with the Knicks. Then Lin made some more bad memories.