NBA
Regular Season Round 57: New York K. - Dallas M. 104-97
Date: February 19, 2012
Linsanity lives. Forget the off night that had NBA fans worldwide wondering if the Jeremy Lin story was too good to be true. It's still plenty good, all right. The Harvard alum was back at his whirling ways Sunday, and the stage couldn't have been better - against the defending champions on national TV. Lin was Lin, and that was good enough for the Knicks to win. Hours after the opening of "Saturday Night Live" spoofed the Lin phenomenon, the point guard had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists to carry the Knicks to a 104-97 victory that ended Dallas' winning streak at six games. "Looking back, it's like I was watching them win the championship last year, and that's obviously where this team wants to go," Lin said. "This is helpful to us, not just to me but to us, just to be able to see where our team can go and what we can become, and I think that's the biggest takeaway from tonight," he said. Lin already owns the highlights and headlines, and now he has some new admirers after bouncing back from a nine-turnover performance against New Orleans by dominating a Dallas defense that made LeBron James look ordinary in the NBA Finals. After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area native, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point, Mavs guard Jason Kidd. "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there," Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the Phoenix Suns. In a game of wild momentum swings, the Knicks reeled off 17 straight points in the first quarter, fell behind by 12 in the third, then rallied to beat the Mavericks for the third time in the past 20 meetings. "I think they found something in Lin, and they're starting to piece together a team that can beat anyone," Dallas guard Jason Terry said. Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 34 points for the Mavericks. Friday's loss might have ended the Knicks' winning streak, but certainly not the buzz around Lin. Sunday's crowd included Kevin Costner, Eva Longoria, Spike Lee - wearing Lin's No. 4 Harvard jersey - and another famous Harvard alum, Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg. Peter Diepenbrock, Lin's high school coach from Palo Alto, also made the trip. *Courtesy of www.sfgate.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 57: New York K. - Dallas M. 104-97
Date: February 19, 2012
Linsanity lives. Forget the off night that had NBA fans worldwide wondering if the Jeremy Lin story was too good to be true. It's still plenty good, all right. The Harvard alum was back at his whirling ways Sunday, and the stage couldn't have been better - against the defending champions on national TV. Lin was Lin, and that was good enough for the Knicks to win. Hours after the opening of "Saturday Night Live" spoofed the Lin phenomenon, the point guard had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists to carry the Knicks to a 104-97 victory that ended Dallas' winning streak at six games. "Looking back, it's like I was watching them win the championship last year, and that's obviously where this team wants to go," Lin said. "This is helpful to us, not just to me but to us, just to be able to see where our team can go and what we can become, and I think that's the biggest takeaway from tonight," he said. Lin already owns the highlights and headlines, and now he has some new admirers after bouncing back from a nine-turnover performance against New Orleans by dominating a Dallas defense that made LeBron James look ordinary in the NBA Finals. After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area native, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point, Mavs guard Jason Kidd. "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there," Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the Phoenix Suns. In a game of wild momentum swings, the Knicks reeled off 17 straight points in the first quarter, fell behind by 12 in the third, then rallied to beat the Mavericks for the third time in the past 20 meetings. "I think they found something in Lin, and they're starting to piece together a team that can beat anyone," Dallas guard Jason Terry said. Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 34 points for the Mavericks. Friday's loss might have ended the Knicks' winning streak, but certainly not the buzz around Lin. Sunday's crowd included Kevin Costner, Eva Longoria, Spike Lee - wearing Lin's No. 4 Harvard jersey - and another famous Harvard alum, Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg. Peter Diepenbrock, Lin's high school coach from Palo Alto, also made the trip. *Courtesy of www.sfgate.com
 DALLAS M. (coach: Jason Kidd)97 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 36 | XITaUJVa, gaQV | 42 | 9-60 (31.9%) | 3-0 (25%) | 2-7 (22.7%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 82 | 5 |
| 5 | biQaIj, AhiTj | 41 | 1-65 (15%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 69 | 5 |
| 46 | wRQQF, zisIj | 45 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 4-65 (45%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 60 | 5 |
| 8 | Kadd, zisIj | 82 | 6-6 (655%) | 8-2 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 44 | HiFTIId, mQRjdij | 89 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 5 |
| 80 | CiQURQ, kajZR | 81 | 6-0 (85%) | 8-3 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | WQaDhU, mQijdij | 85 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | PdIB, viBiQ | 85 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| zIjRs, gIBajaEuR | 60 | 5-6 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
| 82 | bihajBa, oij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | mRiuMIas, eIdQaDuR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| Ya, zaijlaij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 | CiQdajil, mQaij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 83-32 (05.5%) | 68-44 (41.3%) | 64-69 (91.0%) | 63 | 89 | 36 | 83 | 85 | 5 | 68 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 79 | 27 | |||
 NEW YORK K. (coach: Michael Brown)104 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 69 | vaj, zRQRBF | 31 | 2-63 (09.6%) | 4-1 (05%) | 4-1 (05%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 44 | 5 |
| 1 | ChijdlRQ, wFsIj | 40 | 0-9 (96.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 4 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 84 | 5 |
| AUIudRBaQR, SBiQR | 44 | 3-65 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 5 | |
| ABaUh, z.e. | 45 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 4-7 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 9 | 5 | |
| 7 | zRffQaRs, ziQRd | 82 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | yaRlds, vijdQF | 89 | 0-7 (00.1%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 68 | 5 |
| XILiV, AURLR | 84 | 6-8 (05%) | 3-0 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 61 | 5 | |
| 86 | AhuBpRQU, oBij | 67 | 6-3 (80%) | 6-0 (85%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| zIQdij, zRQIBR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | WilVRQ, mall | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 84 | gIuDlis, wIjRF | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 85 | maMMF, baZhiRl | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| giLas, miQIj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 82-09 (37.6%) | 68-87 (36.3%) | 68-62 (11.9%) | 63 | 81 | 35 | 86 | 61 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 653 | 77 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
