Jeremy Lin and the Knicks put their six-game winning streak on the line as they host the Sacramento Kings at at Madison Square Garden.
Third quarter
2.0: Isiah Thomas (the Washington grad not the former Knicks coach) misses a jumper to end the third quarter. Knicks still cruising 77-55.
1:33: Novak drains his second three-pointer of the night. Evans matches him with a three on the other end.
2:55: Television timeout and Lin takes a seat on the bench next to Carmelo Anthony, whose status is still day-to-day.
3:33: Thompson to the line as Jeffries commits a foul. Thompson hits 1 of 2. Lin turns it over on the next possession and Fredette draws another foul on Jeffries. Fredette knocks down both free throws. Knicks lead 74-53.
4:58: Lin hits a jump shot to record his second consecutive double-double and third of his career. Lin with 10 points, 13 assists and 5 rebounds.
5:50: Evans drains two free throws but Walker comes back with a 3-pointer; has 14 points. KNicks lead 70-48.
6:18: Lin with his career-high 12th assist on a nice bounce pass to Jeffries who finishes with a dunk.
7:30: Stoudemire goes to the bench after committing his fourth foul. Jeffries checks in. Cousins gets blocked by Walker. Knicks lead 65-44.
8:33: Lin with a beautiful pass to Fields on the backdoor cut. Fields leads all players with 15 points. Lin with his 11th assist, two points away from his third double-double of the season.
9:22: Lin ties up Evans for a jump ball. Kings blow a layup, and Walker hits an interior shot on the other end. Knicks take their biggest lead 63-40.
11:16: Fields continues his hot shooting scoring the first points of the third quarter. Walker drains a 3 and the KNicks lead 59-38.
Halftime stats
Knicks 54, Kings 36
Knicks: Shooting 51.3% from the field (20-for-39) and 84.6 (11-for-13) from the line.
Landry Fields with 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists to lead the team. Amar’e Stoudemire with 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block. Jeremy Lin has 6 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds and only 1 turnover.
Kings: Shooting 32.6% from the field (14-for-43) and 66.7% (6-for-9) from the line.
Marcus Thornton leads all players with 13 points, also has 2 rebounds and 1 assist. DeMarcus Cousins with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 personal fouls.
Second quarter
01.7: Lin penetrates and dishes a great feed to Chandler who slams it home. Knicks take a 54-36 lead into the half.
51.0: Lin fouled on the spin move and heads to the free throw line. Lin makes 1 of 2.
1:42: Fields with a ridiculous alley-oop off a pass from Lin. This marks Lin’s fourth alley-oop of the night. Knicks take their biggest lead of the night, 51-34.
2:21: Novak fouled by Outlaw while shooting a 3. Novak hits the deck but the ball hits nothing but net. Chance for a 4-point play after a timeout.
3:26: Chandler connects on an and-1 to bring Knicks lead back to 11 45-34.
3:43: Thornton scores back-to-back baskets for the Kings, the second after stripping Lin.
5:20: Kings with fast-break and Outlaw with the dunk. Knicks come right back as Lin throws his third alley-oop of the game, this time to Chandler. Knicks lead 40-30.
6:07: Television timeout. Knicks continue to dominate. 38-26.
7:38: Lin set to check in as Fredette is called for a blocking foul against Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries hits both free throws to increase Knicks lead to 36-22.
8:53: Walker with a creative feed to a wide-open Jeffries who slams it down for a 34-22 Knicks lead.
9:41: Walker (3-4 from the field) drains another jumper. Knicks lead 32-22.
11:35: Fredette opens the second quarter with a 3. Shumpert matches on the next possession. Knicks 28-20.
First quarter
01.1: Shumpert fouls Thomas with 1.1 on the clock when Chandler likely would have had a clean block. Thomas makes 1 of 2 and Knicks take a 25-17 lead into the second.
52:6: Fredette with a long pass to Green who completes a pretty layup. Knicks lead 25-16 but have missed their last 7 shots.
2:25: Television timeout. Lin takes a seat on the bench with 5 points, 6 assists and 1 rebound. He’s shooting 2 of 4 from the field. Knicks still lead 23-13.
3:08: Lin draws the charge as Evans plows into him in the paint. Knicks lead 23-13.
4:24: Stoudemire goes to the line and makes 1 of 2 free throws. Stoudemire leads all players with 9 points.
5:18: Lin dishes his sixth assist of the night as Fields drains a three pointer. Knicks lead 22-11.
6:56: Lin throws a perfect alley-oop to Chandler as the Kings looked clueless on defense. The cluelessness extends to the offensive end as the Kings get called for a 3-second violation.
7:28: Kings call timeout after an 8-0 Knicks run. The crowd at MSG is on its feet. Knicks lead 13-7.
8:53: Lin penetrates again, dribbles in the paint an finishes with the left hand. After a defensive rebound, Lin throws an alley-oop to Fields to give Knicks 11-7 lead.
9:30: The Kings’ Marcus Thornton hits a 3 and Stoudemire hits back-to-babk baskets. Tied 7-7.
10:54: Knicks coach D’Antoni calls 20-second timeout to chew out officials who called Stoudemire for an offensive foul as Cousins took the charge.
11:30: Lin on the drive, puts it on the floor, gets the basket and-1. Lin makes his free throw and Knicks take early 3-0 lead.
Tip-off moments away…
Starting lineups
Sacramento Kings: F John Salmons, F Jason Thompson, C DeMarcus Cousins, G Marcus Thornton, G Tyreke Evans
New York Knicks: F Amar’e Stoudemire, F Bill Walker, C Tyson Chandler, G Landry Fields, G Jeremey Lin.
Preview
Spike Lee and the crowd at Madison Square Garden will be roaring for their newly-minted hero Jeremy Lin as the Knicks take their six-game winning streak back to New York when they host the Sacramento Kings at 7:30 p.m ET.
Now the question becomes how will the man that Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni calls “Linderella” top himself in front of the home crowd?
Lin simultaneously wowed and crushed the fans in Toronto when he hit a game-winning three-pointer with less than a second remaining in the game to propel the Knicks (14-15) over the Raptors 90-87. Lin also recorded the second double-double of his career with the 27-point, 11-assist performance.
Lin (12.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.5 apg) already made NBA history by tallying the most points in his first five starts (136) since the NBA-ABA merger. If Lin matches last night’s scoring total, he would set a new NBA record for most points in the first six starts.
The New York fans will also welcome back forward Amar’e Stoudemire (18.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg), who returned to the court Tuesday in Toronto after missing four games because of his brother’s death. Stoudemire had 21 points and nine rebounds against the Raptors.
The Kings (10-18) are last in the Pacific Division and only 3-13 on the road. Sacramento is lead by guards Marcus Thornton (17.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.0 apg) and Tyreke Evans (17.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 5.2 apg) and center DeMarcus Cousins (16.3 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 1.3 bpg).
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