Linsanity alive and well
February 20, 2012 18:25:11 UK
The NBA's latest star Jeremy Lin in action for the Knicks.Jeremy Lin had 28 points and 14 assists as the New York Knicks took care of the Dallas Mavericks 104-97 at Madison Square Garden.
Newly signed J.R. Smith, fresh from a stint in the Chinese league, dropped in an additional 15 points as six Knicks were in double figures.
Steve Novak also came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and with Carmelo Anthony and Baron Davis due back from injury this is suddenly a very useful New York team that is better than its 16-16 record. With the victory the Knicks pulled even with the Boston Celtics and are just four games behind the Philadelphia 76ers.
Both Boston and Philadelphia were losing on Sunday as the Celtics fell in Detroit while the 76ers were edged by a point in Minnesota. The Pistons took advantage of the absence of Kevin Garnett to win their third straight and seventh in the past 10 as Detroit attempts to recover from a horrendous start to the season. Kevin Lowe hit two free throws with less than a second remaining and Ricky Rubio led all scorers with 22 points as the Timberwolves beat the visiting 76ers 91-90 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
In the NBA on Tuesday the Knicks take on the New Jersey Nets, the Knicks are 1.90 to win in the point spread (-9.5), while the Jets can be backed at 1.90 in the point spread (+9.5).
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