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February 19, 2012, Sunday
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JEREMY Lin coughed up nine turnovers in his first defeat as a New York Knicks starter with the lowly New Orleans Hornets claiming a surprise 89-85 victory at a sold-out Madison Square Garden on Friday.
'Linsanity' has gripped America and spread throughout Asia as the Chinese-American guard, rejected by a string of National Basketball Association teams, became the unlikely driving force behind the Knicks' seven consecutive wins.
However, that run came to an end on Friday as the 23-year-old Harvard graduate turned in a season-high turnover rate.
"Nine turnovers is obviously never gonna get it done from your primary ball-handler," Lin, who scored a joint team-high 26 points, told reporters.
"It's on me in terms of taking care of the ball and the game in general. If everyone's going to credit me for these last seven games, then I definitely deserve this one. So that's fine by me."
The Knicks fell to 15-16 for the season while the victory was the Hornets' seventh this season against 23 defeats.
Elsewhere, it was: Bobcats 98, Raptors 91; Magic 94, Bucks 85; Heat 111, Cavaliers 87; Pistons 114, Kings 108; Timberwolves 111, Rockets 98; Thunder 110, Warriors 87; Grizzlies 103, Nuggets 102; Mavericks 82, 76ers 75; Jazz 114, Wizards 100; and Lakers 111, Suns 99.
In New York, the Hornets capitalized on Lin's five first-quarter turnovers to build a 27-13 lead and led wire to wire.
The Knicks rallied to within two points at 82-80 on two free throws by Lin with one minute remaining but could not complete the comeback.
Although disappointed by defeat, Lin hoped that the hysteria surrounding him might dampen for the good of the team now the winning streak had ended.
"I don't think this is good, because I hate losing," Lin said. "But I know what you're saying in terms of everything dying down a little bit.
"I think from that end, it may help me, it may help the team a little bit in terms of just having everything off the court cool down for a little bit."
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said he was pleased with how Lin responded in the second half after he recorded eight of his nine turnovers in the first. "I just told him he was trying to make the hardest pass out there, he was trying to make the home run pass," D'Antoni said.
Lin was given his chance to play because of injuries and the struggling form of the Knicks, who were 8-15 before he took charge on the floor in the absence of their two top scorers, Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
'Linsanity' has gripped America and spread throughout Asia as the Chinese-American guard, rejected by a string of National Basketball Association teams, became the unlikely driving force behind the Knicks' seven consecutive wins.
However, that run came to an end on Friday as the 23-year-old Harvard graduate turned in a season-high turnover rate.
"Nine turnovers is obviously never gonna get it done from your primary ball-handler," Lin, who scored a joint team-high 26 points, told reporters.
"It's on me in terms of taking care of the ball and the game in general. If everyone's going to credit me for these last seven games, then I definitely deserve this one. So that's fine by me."
The Knicks fell to 15-16 for the season while the victory was the Hornets' seventh this season against 23 defeats.
Elsewhere, it was: Bobcats 98, Raptors 91; Magic 94, Bucks 85; Heat 111, Cavaliers 87; Pistons 114, Kings 108; Timberwolves 111, Rockets 98; Thunder 110, Warriors 87; Grizzlies 103, Nuggets 102; Mavericks 82, 76ers 75; Jazz 114, Wizards 100; and Lakers 111, Suns 99.
In New York, the Hornets capitalized on Lin's five first-quarter turnovers to build a 27-13 lead and led wire to wire.
The Knicks rallied to within two points at 82-80 on two free throws by Lin with one minute remaining but could not complete the comeback.
Although disappointed by defeat, Lin hoped that the hysteria surrounding him might dampen for the good of the team now the winning streak had ended.
"I don't think this is good, because I hate losing," Lin said. "But I know what you're saying in terms of everything dying down a little bit.
"I think from that end, it may help me, it may help the team a little bit in terms of just having everything off the court cool down for a little bit."
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said he was pleased with how Lin responded in the second half after he recorded eight of his nine turnovers in the first. "I just told him he was trying to make the hardest pass out there, he was trying to make the home run pass," D'Antoni said.
Lin was given his chance to play because of injuries and the struggling form of the Knicks, who were 8-15 before he took charge on the floor in the absence of their two top scorers, Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
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