Lin, Knicks Rally For Fifth Straight Win
Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
More than 2 million Time Warner Cable subscribers lost TV access to the NBA's Knicks and the NHL's Rangers, Devils, Islanders and Sabres on Jan. 1 because of a fight over rate increases between the cable giant and MSG Network.
Jeremy Lin came with an intriguing story even before he escaped the New York Knicks' bench. First American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.
Jeremy Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling Kobe Bryant as the New York Knicks held off the Los Angeles Lakers 92-85 on Friday night.
Jeremy Lin left Madison Square Garden stunned as he completed a 38-point night and inspired the Knicks past the Los Angeles Lakers, which begs the question... what's next for 'The Jeremy Lin Show?' Possibly, an encore against Ricky Rubio On Saturday night.
Why let the facts, like how Jeremy Lin was undrafted and recently cut by more than one team, get in the way?
Jeremy Lin's emergence has the Knicks gaining confidence and victories. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are rarely lacking in either of those categories.
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane. No! It's a team!
Right off the bat, Craig liked Amaker's take on the toughness of Lin, and his ability to play best when the lights are shining the brightest.
Even with the Rangers' thrilling 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning, Jerry Recco elected to begin his first update of the morning by offering a preview of Friday's Lakers-Knicks game at the Garden.
Interestingly enough, when asked about Lin, Kobe admitted to having never heard of him.
The NBA says Thursday its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of Lin, the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.
Lin exceeded expectations against the Wizards on Wednesday night. He raised his game and that of his Knicks teammates while recording the first double-double of his career.
Just where Lin has been all of Mike D'Antoni's life is a mystery. Actually, his whole road to Harvard is a mystery.
It had been a while since the last time Jerry Recco began an update by talking about New York Knickerbockers, but that all changed this morning thanks to a 23-year-old Harvard graduate by the name of Jeremy Lin.
Let's all say it together - 'Linsanity!'
Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their third straight win, 107-93 over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
Linsanity has taken over Madison Square Garden, and even Magic Johnson was captivated watching New York's newest star.
Anthony left the Knicks' 99-88 win over Utah in the first quarter Monday night.
Lin electrified Madison Square Garden for a second straight game Monday and is beginning to turn skeptics into believers.
Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 28 points in his first career start, Steve Novak added a season-best 19, and the New York Knicks overcame the absence of Amare Stoudemire and early loss of Carmelo Anthony to beat the Utah Jazz 99-88 on Monday night.
Authorities are still investigating and awaiting test results to find out if alcohol was a factor.
Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 25 points and the New York Knicks salvaged the finale of a back-to-back-to-back set by beating the New Jersey Nets 99-92 on Saturday night.
The Knicks went into their game against New Jersey on Saturday with an 8-15 record, a huge disappointment in a season that began with high expectations.
Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics to a 91-89 win over the struggling New York Knicks on Friday night.
