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Knicks to evaluate Lin later this week
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May 2, 2012, Wednesday
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THE New York Knicks sound hopeful that Jeremy Lin's return to the lineup may come sooner than later.
Lin did some on-court work in Miami for the fourth consecutive day, before the Knicks played the Miami Heat on Monday night in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. The Heat beat the Knicks 104-94.
Game 3 isn't until tomorrow in New York. The Knicks plan to practice for the next two days and that could give them time to get a better feel for how Lin's recovery from surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee is going.
"We haven't run up and down in terms of being able to scrimmage or anything like that," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "And that's where the test is going to come. When he's got to cut and guard people and push and do things of that nature, that's the big test. And we don't have time to practice like that. We really don't. So basically all he's done is drills and he's shot the ball a lot here as of late, but only time will tell."
Lin was inactive for Game 2 against the Heat. He said on Sunday that he did not want to commit to a timetable for returning, noting that he's still been unable to do some of things he would need to in game situations. Monday marked four weeks since his surgery, and the team originally expected his recovery to be a six-week process.
Lin averaged 14.2 points and 6.2 assists in 35 regular-season appearances with the Knicks. He started 25 of those games, averaging 18.2 points and 7.7 assists in those contests, including a brilliant run in February when Lin, shortly after being inserted into the lineup, scored 114 points in his first four starts and 163 in his first six, making the former Harvard guard an NBA phenomenon almost overnight. The Knicks were 15-10 with Lin as a starter in the regular season, 21-20 when he was either coming off the bench or not in the lineup.
Heat's Amare Stoudemire needed doctors and paramedics to treat a postgame cut on his left hand. Dwyane Wade scored 25 points and Chris Bosh added 21 for Miami. Elsewhere, it was: Thunder 102, Mavericks 99; and Pacers 93, Magic 78.
Lin did some on-court work in Miami for the fourth consecutive day, before the Knicks played the Miami Heat on Monday night in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. The Heat beat the Knicks 104-94.
Game 3 isn't until tomorrow in New York. The Knicks plan to practice for the next two days and that could give them time to get a better feel for how Lin's recovery from surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee is going.
"We haven't run up and down in terms of being able to scrimmage or anything like that," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "And that's where the test is going to come. When he's got to cut and guard people and push and do things of that nature, that's the big test. And we don't have time to practice like that. We really don't. So basically all he's done is drills and he's shot the ball a lot here as of late, but only time will tell."
Lin was inactive for Game 2 against the Heat. He said on Sunday that he did not want to commit to a timetable for returning, noting that he's still been unable to do some of things he would need to in game situations. Monday marked four weeks since his surgery, and the team originally expected his recovery to be a six-week process.
Lin averaged 14.2 points and 6.2 assists in 35 regular-season appearances with the Knicks. He started 25 of those games, averaging 18.2 points and 7.7 assists in those contests, including a brilliant run in February when Lin, shortly after being inserted into the lineup, scored 114 points in his first four starts and 163 in his first six, making the former Harvard guard an NBA phenomenon almost overnight. The Knicks were 15-10 with Lin as a starter in the regular season, 21-20 when he was either coming off the bench or not in the lineup.
Heat's Amare Stoudemire needed doctors and paramedics to treat a postgame cut on his left hand. Dwyane Wade scored 25 points and Chris Bosh added 21 for Miami. Elsewhere, it was: Thunder 102, Mavericks 99; and Pacers 93, Magic 78.
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