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Jeremy Lin’s dizzying rise to NBA prominence continues.
Now, he’ll try to lead the New York Knicks to their longest winning streak of the season. Fresh off his most impressive performance yet, Lin takes the floor again for the Knicks on Saturday night when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in the only meeting between the clubs this season. Previously seldom-used, Lin is averaging an improbable 28.5 points and 8.0 assists during New York’s four-game winning streak. His 114 total points in that stretch are six more than he collected in his first 38 career games with Golden State and the Knicks (12-15) after going undrafted out of Harvard in 2010.
Lin’s 89 points since entering the starting lineup three games ago are the most for any NBA player in his first three career starts over the last 20 years.He certainly didn’t look like a flash in the pan Friday, scoring a career-high 38 points and adding seven assists in a 92-85 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers. He outscored Kobe Bryant by four points. “I didn’t try to see this game as any different,” Lin said. “I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win.
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“I’m not too worried about proving anything to anybody. As a team we’re growing and trying to build on the momentum.” Without worrying about it, Lin has proven plenty to Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni. “What he’s doing is amazing,” D’Antoni said. “He answered a lot of questions (Friday). Can he make an outside shot? Can he pull the trigger in a big moment? He hit two 3s that just broke the game open. There’s so much stuff that he’s doing.”
Lin has helped the Knicks surge despite the absences of stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire. Anthony is out with a strained right groin, while Stoudemire isn’t expected back from grieving the death of his brother until Tuesday at Toronto. Improbably, New York is on the brink of its longest winning streak since a seven-game run March 28-April 10, when Lin was wallowing on the Warriors’ bench. The Knicks split two meetings with the Timberwolves (13-14) last season, falling 112-103 at Minnesota on Nov. 12, 2010, their sixth loss in their last seven visits to the Target Center.
The Timberwolves must continue that success against New York in order to avoid their first three-game slide since starting the season 0-3. They fell 104-97 at home to Dallas on Friday, committing 28 turnovers - one shy of the team record set last season.
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New York (12-15) at Minnesota (13-14)
Tipoff: 8:00 pm EST Sat Feb 11, 2012
Match Preview
Jeremy Lin’s dizzying rise to NBA prominence continues.
Now, he’ll try to lead the New York Knicks to their longest winning streak of the season. Fresh off his most impressive performance yet, Lin takes the floor again for the Knicks on Saturday night when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in the only meeting between the clubs this season. Previously seldom-used, Lin is averaging an improbable 28.5 points and 8.0 assists during New York’s four-game winning streak. His 114 total points in that stretch are six more than he collected in his first 38 career games with Golden State and the Knicks (12-15) after going undrafted out of Harvard in 2010.
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“I’m not too worried about proving anything to anybody. As a team we’re growing and trying to build on the momentum.” Without worrying about it, Lin has proven plenty to Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni. “What he’s doing is amazing,” D’Antoni said. “He answered a lot of questions (Friday). Can he make an outside shot? Can he pull the trigger in a big moment? He hit two 3s that just broke the game open. There’s so much stuff that he’s doing.”
Lin has helped the Knicks surge despite the absences of stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire. Anthony is out with a strained right groin, while Stoudemire isn’t expected back from grieving the death of his brother until Tuesday at Toronto. Improbably, New York is on the brink of its longest winning streak since a seven-game run March 28-April 10, when Lin was wallowing on the Warriors’ bench. The Knicks split two meetings with the Timberwolves (13-14) last season, falling 112-103 at Minnesota on Nov. 12, 2010, their sixth loss in their last seven visits to the Target Center.
The Timberwolves must continue that success against New York in order to avoid their first three-game slide since starting the season 0-3. They fell 104-97 at home to Dallas on Friday, committing 28 turnovers - one shy of the team record set last season.
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