Jeremy Lin was unavailable for the Houston Rockets' in Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a bruised chest.

Lin has struggled throughout the series, and Patrick Beverley has been far more productive for the Rockets.

Francisco Garcia will start for the Rockets.

Patrick Beverley is sorry that Russell Westbrook suffered a torn meniscus while going for a steal before a timeout, but he doesn't apologize for being aggressive.

"I want to go against Russell Westbrook again and battle him again," Beverley told Yahoo! Sports by phone on Friday evening. "I didn't try to hurt him, but that play was something I've tried in the past, a play that worked against the Suns earlier in the season – and it's a play that I'm going to continue to try again."

Beverley abruptly left Arkansas before the start of his junior season to play in Ukraine after he confessed to turning in a paper he didn't write.

Beverley became a second round pick in 2009 and was the final cut by the Miami Heat one year later.

Beverley came to the Houston Rockets from Russia in the middle of the 12-13 season.

The Houston Rockets would be interested in hiring Stan Van Gundy if Kevin McHale steps down in the offseason, according to sources.

McHale is unlikely to leave the Rockets.

The Rockets will pursue Dwight Howard in free agency and sources say he has a newfound respect for Van Gundy after a challenging season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jeremy Lin suffered a chest contusion in the Houston Rockets' Game 2 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

Lin sat out the entire second half.

Lin's status for Game 3 is uncertain.

During last season's playoffs while with the New York Knicks, Lin said he was 85 percent healthy and yet unable to play. Lin later clarified that he meant he was 15 percent away from the minimum threshold to play.

Jeremy Lin's numbers were approximately the same this season as they were last season, but he was unable to duplicate his three-week 'Linsanity' streak.

Lin signed a three-year, $25.1 million contract with the Houston Rockets in the offseason that the New York Knicks declined to match.

“It seems like everybody’s perception of me is very bipolar,” Lin said. “To one group, it’s overpaid, overrated; to another group, it’s underpaid, underrated, underdog. It’s funny to me because there’s no real balance. Why can’t I just be a young player who’s shown some potential and has a lot of learning to do?”

The Oklahoma City Thunder spoke to the Toronto Raptors about a trade centered on James Harden for Jonas Valanciunas.

The Raptors 'quickly rebuffed' the interest from Sam Presti in the trade.

The Thunder eventually traded Harden to the Rockets while also acquiring the Raptors' lottery guaranteed pick.

Valanciunas averaged 8.9 points and 6.0 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game during his rookie season.