Lin leads Knicks to win with career-best

In his 36 minutes on court, Lin scored 25 points, seven assists and five rebounds in the back-to-back game against the Nets.

Lin came off the bench to “control a sluggish offence,” and even “outplayed Nets all-star point guard Deron Williams” Saturday evening, Associated Press reported.

Lin was still trying to absorb it all.

“This night, it hasn't really sunk in yet to be honest. I'm still kind of in shock about everything that happened. I'm just trying to soak it all in,” Lin told the crush of reporters that surrounded him after the game.

The American-born point guard came onto the court three minutes, 35 seconds before the end of the first quarter, with the Knicks trailing by six points. He penetrated the lane constantly and converted at the basket repeatedly to take the Knicks seven points ahead of the Nets two minutes before the game ended.

Lin was at his best, scoring 12 points, in the fourth quarter.

It was a home game for the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, which meant thousands of excited fans. “J-e-r-e-m-y” they chanted at the end of the game.

Lin outshone teammates Tyson Chandler and Amar'e Stoudemire, who fired 17 points each.

The second-year pro and former Ivy League player was waived by the Golden State Warriors last December but was later signed by the Knicks.

He was not much of a factor in the team and was sent to the NBA's Development League, where he had a triple-double that finally got the attention of Knicks' head coach Mike D'Anton.

“We've seen bits and pieces and sometimes, I thought he was trying to do a little too much,” D'Anton said. “We told him to do what he does, but don't try to do everything. The biggest thing is he has a point guard's mentality.”

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