Jeremy Lin: The Five Best Moments in his NBA Career
By Zach Cronin
All-Around Dominance: February 19, 2012
During a time when Carmelo Anthony was struggling to stay healthy, the Knicks desperately needed someone to help Amar’e Stoudemire carry the offensive load. Fortunately for them, this was during the peak of Linsanity, and Jeremy Lin gave a tremendous effort that night against Dallas, and the Knicks pulled out a 104-97 win at the Garden.
It was quite the duel between Dirk Nowitzki and Jeremy Lin, but Lin was able to do more for his team. He was cooking offensively with his mid-range shot, and he was able to get into the lane and finish with a variety of floaters. But game’s end, Lin was 11/20 overall with three makes from downtown. He was remarkably unselfish, too. The Mavericks were doubling out of the pick-and-roll, and Jeremy Lin didn’t force anything and made the right pass more times than not. He ended the game with 14 assists and had a few fast breaks that he orchestrated marvelously.
On the other end of the floor, Lin finished with five steals for the first time in his career, and he managed to keep up that aggression without fouling–something Lin had issues with when he was younger.
Box Score: DAL 97 – 104 NYK
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