Jeremy Lin fans have been foaming at the mouth all week for a taste of those hard-to-acquire Lin jerseys—and despite an influx of them coming into midtown Manhattan today, we saw that the Lin away-team (blue with orange) jersey is already selling out all over. But a few lucky Linatics were able to snag them before then at the MSG lobby, including Chris Lee: “I like that he is an American born Asian, who has worked his way up. He succeeded at Harvard academically, played well there, and now he is succeeding with the Knicks. He is an inspiration to Asian-Americans…He is living the American Dream.“
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Now At MSG: The Linvasion Of The Jersey Snatchers
Linstant Entertainment: Where To Watch The Knicks Tonight
Time Warner Cable and the MSG Network have been feuding since the start of the new year—and no amount of Ryan Gosling On Demand channels have been able to bring the two sides together. Alas, even if anointed Knicks savior Jeremy Lin is able to wager a truce, it won't happen anytime soon. So if you're itching to see tonight's Knicks/Lakers game, don't want to spend over $200 on tickets, and want to be surrounded by other dedicated Linatics, then your best bet is going to one the bars below.
Lin Your Face: Jeremy Lin Impressed By Witty Linatics
Everyone's current favorite Knickerbocker Jeremy Lin spoke to reporters this afternoon before their game against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at MSG—and he discussed feeling "overwhelmed" by his sudden fame, overshadowing Kobe Bryant, and the cleverness of Linatics. "I didn't know that you can turn Lin into so many things," Lin told reporters. "Me and my family were just laughing last night. I guess we underestimated how creative everybody can be."
Linsane Fans Desperate For Jeremy Lin Jerseys
Do you suffer from winning and grinning, sagacity with your dishing, or reverse off the glass zigzagging? Then you may have come down with a case of Linsanity! NYC certainly is in a frenzy for everything Jeremy Lin-related since the Harvard-grad guard has improbably led the team to a thrilling three-game win streak. Lin has suddenly made the Knicks fun, watchable and easily marketable again: StubHub tickets to tonight's big game against the Los Angeles Lakers are starting at $190. But the thing fans seem to want most of all is an authentic Lin jersey.
Amazin' Asian: Jeremy Lin's Incredible Secret Handshake
Linsanity continued sweeping the nation last night as the Knicks beat the Washington Wizards behind a violent dunk from the surging Jeremy Lin (who also had a double-double!). Spike Lee was so moved by what he saw, he came up with a new-new nickname for Lin: "JEREMY "MY SHOT IS FALL"LIN." But perhaps the best part of the evening was when we all got a glimpse of Lin and Landry Fields' incredibly nerdy handshake:
Last Night's Action: Linsanity Hits Garden
Despite playing without Amare Stoudemire (who was in Florida after his brother died in a car accident) and a groin injury to Camrelo Anthony, the Knicks were able to beat the Jazz, 99-98. Jeremy Lin, making his first career start, had 28 points and may be persuading coach Mike D'Antoni that he is a viable option at point guard. Steve Novak scored 19 off the bench as part of a who's who box score for the Knicks. The win was their second straight.
Last Night's Action: Harvard's Lin Leads Knicks
Good news for the Knicks: They are probably still better than the Nets. The bad news: They needed a spark from Jeremy Lin to prove it. The Harvard guard product scored 25 points (obviously a career high) to help the sluggish Knicks to a 99-92 win. Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chanlder each had 17 points, but Lin was the story. He added seven assists and even outshone Nets start Deron Williams. Lin's alma mater also beat Columbia on Saturday night.
Last Night's Action: Knicks Waste Lead vs. Celtics
Despite leading for much of the game, the Knicks fell to the Celtics 91-89. Both Amar'e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler had double-doubles, but the Boston defense stifled the Knicks down the stretch and cut off Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. He led the Knicks with 26 points. The Knicks have lost 11 of 13 games.
Last Night's Action: Close, But No Cigar
The Knicks kicked off a stretch of three games in three nights by almost beating the Bulls. New York had several shots at tying the game in the waning seconds, but couldn't connect and Chicago prevailed 104-102. Amar'e may have had his best game of the season, scoring 34 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Carmelo poured in 26, but had another off night shooting, hitting only 10-for-26. The defense didn't show up again as Chicago shot 52% from the field. New York faces Boston tonight on the road.
Last Night's Action: Knicks Prove They CAN Win
Knicks 113, Pistons 86: With Carmelo Anthony back in the lineup, the Knicks were able to snap a three-game losing streak. Anthony had 25 points and 6 assists (!!) in the win, New York's second in its last eleven games. Luckily, they were playing Detroit, one of the teams with a more dismal record (4-19) than the Knicks (8-13).
Former Knick Charles Oakley Wants To Cook For You
Car wash magnate and former Knicks forward Charles Oakley is a man of many passions: Las Vegas brawler, Michael Jordan aficionado, and chef. And now, tough guy Oakley wants to cook for you in your home for free.
Last Night's Action: No Anthony, No Win
The Knicks again played without Anthony, and they lost again, this time 97-84 to the Rockets in Houston. Amar'e Stoudemire had 23 points and Tyson Chandler had 14, but Carmelo Anthony sat out again with an injured thumb. The Knicks have lost nine of 10 (and three straight). Baron Davis may make his Knicks debut Tuesday, but will he really turn this around? One night after taking an NBA season-high 43 3-pointers, the Knicks made only five of 26 shots from beyond the arc.
Last Night's Action: One Up/One Down
The Nets did something the Knicks couldn't the other night, win on the road in Cleveland. New Jersey won 99-96 thanks to big performances from key players. Deron Williams had 27 points and 10 assists.
Last Night's Action: Williams Leads Nets
In a season without many signature wins, Wednesday's 97-90 overtime win over the 76ers could be the best victory of the season for the Nets. Williams capped his 34-point effort with a 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds remaining in the extra session. Kris Humphries had 19 rebounds (and 13 points for good measure) and and Anthony Morrow had 16 points. (MarShon Brooks is still out with an Achilles injury.) The Nets apparently have a new motto, "I love it." Do they love being the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference?
Last Night's Action: Are They Learning?
It was a very interesting Knicks game tonight as Carmelo Anthony missed the only seven shots he took and finished the game with a career-low 1 point. Yet, the Knicks cruised to an easy 111-78 win over Charlotte. Tyson Chandler was a monster, scoring 20 points to go with 17 rebounds. Landry Fields and Amar'e Stoudemire had 18 each. The Knicks shot 50% from the field while Charlotte managed only 33%.
Knicks Haters Now Buy Tickets To See Carmelo Suck In Person
The fight between MSG and Time Warner Cable—the latter of which blocked channels from the former on January 1—continues unabated and fans are now coming up with interesting ways to get their Knicks-fix. Like, actually buying tickets to the games. Meanwhile, Time Warner Cable is rolling out fancy toys as a way to keep its customers placated (Fred Wilson, are you happy now?).
Last Night's Action: Knicks Beat Nuggets...Oh, Wait
Nuggets 119, Knicks 114 (2 OT): When Mike D'Antoni and Knicks fans looked at the Denver Nuggets on the floor of Madison Square Garden, they saw what could have been — a young team thriving behind players that were in New York just a season ago. Instead, the team that graces The Garden is 6-10 and struggling under the bloated contract and horrid shooting of Carmelo Anthony. Former Knicks Danilo Gallinari (37 points) and Al Harrington (24 points) both lit up their former team. As for Carmelo? He had a double double (25 points, 10 rebounds), but was just 10 of 30 in field goal attempts. Oh, what could have been.
Last Night's Action: Knicks' Streak Hits Five
In a 100-86 defeat at the hands of the Bucks on Friday night, the Knicks handed Milwaukee its first road win of the season and lost for the fifth straight time. They heard boos from the Garden crowd as Brandon Jennings poured in 36 points and helped get Carmelo Anthony ejected. Anthony did have 35 points before picking up his second technical foul late in the fourth quarter, but his friends didn't help. The Knicks have averaged 88.4 points during their losing streak. Scoring points was not supposed to be this team's problem. Amar'e Stoudemire had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Last Night's Action: One Up/One Down
Finally we saw a point guard at MSG. The only problem was, he was playing for Phoenix. Steve Nash showed the Knicks exactly what they were missing as he led the Suns to a 91-88 win Wednesday. Nash had 26 points to go along with 11 assists. Meanwhile, the dynamic duo of Amar’e and Carmelo went 12-for-44 from the field with seven turnovers.
Last Night's Action: No Wins Here
Carmelo Anthony was woeful from the field, shooting 9-for-27 and the Knicks had a terrible fourth quarter as they fell to Orlando 102-93. New York also didn't play much defense, allowing Orlando to shoot over 50% from the field. The loss drops New York to 6-7 which is still good enough for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division.
Last Night's Action: Rebounding
The Rangers returned to their winning ways after a loss to Ottawa the other night. New York dominated Toronto, out-shooting them 30-20 as they cruised to a 3-0 victory. Marty Biron pitched the shutout while Mike Rupp, Brian Boyle and Derek Stepan had the Rangers' goals.
Last Night's Action: Rangers Suffer Rare Loss
After winning five straight and 10 of 11, the Rangers appeared to miss a beat in a 3-0 loss to Ottawa. They had 34 shots on goal, but they were all saved by Craig Anderson. This was the fourth time this season the Rangers had a five game winning streak. That's why they entered Thursday leading the league in points.
Last Night's Action: Knicks Go Two Over .500
Rarely do the Knicks win a low-scoring affair. But that's just what they did Wednesday in an 85-79 win over the 76ers that snapped Philadelphia's six-game winning streak. They got excellent production from Carmelo Anthony (27 points and nine rebounds) and Amare Stoudemire (20 and 10). Anthony wasn't too efficient, shooting only 9-for-24 from the floor, but the Knicks will take it. The Knicks shot 22 3-pointers but only made six of them. That's OK. They visit Memphis on Thursday.
Free Food Alert: Appetizers From Madison Square Garden
So far in 2012 Time Warner Cable customers have been unable to watch the MSG or MSG+ networks on their boob tubes. And for understandable reasons, that is not making MSG or its corporate overlords the Dolans happy. So they're bringing out the free food to make sure you don't forget about them—or the teams they show (including the rocking Rangers).
Last Night's Action: One Up/One Down
Charlotte is not a good basketball team, but they have beaten the Knicks once this season and came close to doing so again Monday night. Charlotte scored the first ten points of the game before the Knicks settled down and started to play better. Imam Shumpert made his first NBA start a good one with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. Tyson Chandler had 20 points and 13 rebounds, partly offsetting a terrible night from the field for Carmelo and Amar'e who combined for a 16-for-43 shooting night. They were much better at the free throw line and that proved vital as Carmelo especially hit several key free throws down the stretch as the Knicks survived 91-87.
Last Night's Action: Knicks Take Care of Pistons
Every NBA team has a tightly packed schedule this season, and the Knicks finished a stretch of three games in four nights. But building a 29-poitn lead against the Pistons helped them rest Carmelo Anthony in the fourth quarter of a 103-80 win over the Pistons. Amare Stoudemire had 22 points to lead everyone, and Mike Bibby had 16 points off the bench.
Last Night's Action: Winning!
The Knicks did everything they could, but even they couldn't lose to a pathetic Washington club. Carmelo Anthony hit a huge three-pointer with 15 seconds left to give the Knicks a one-point lead and they held on for a 99-96 victory. Anthony scored 37 points while Amar'e added 23, but only shot 9-for-21 from the field. The defense had another off night as they allowed Washington to shoot over 48% from the field.
"Herniated Dick": Newest Knick Has Very Unfortunate Injury
Despite the return of Amare Stoudemire, the Knicks played terribly last night in an ugly away loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. The team is already starting to look desperate for their newest point guard, veteran Baron Davis, to recover from an offseason injury—but judging by what The Charlotte Observer identifies as the injury, that recovery might take a very long time. Of course, Davis is out with a herniated disc, not a "herniated dick."
Last Night's Action: Healthier Knicks Fall to Charlotte
Amar'e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert returned to the Knicks' lineup on Wednesday, and they gave the offense a boost. But they didn't help the defense in 118-110 loss to Charlotte. Stoudemire, who missed two games with a sprained ankle, had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Shumpert, expected to be out much longer after hurting his knee on Christmas, had 18 points off the bench. Carmelo Anthony had 32, but most of those were in garbage time. Charlotte shot 55.3 percent from the floor and made seven of 11 3-pointers.
Last Night's Action: Rangers Outclass Flyers in Winter Classic
Wearing throwback uniforms and playing outside at Citizens Bank Park, the Rangers proved they can play as well outside as they have performed inside so far this season. They rallied from a two-goal deficit and then held off the Flyers, 3-2, in the 2012 Winter Classic. Henrik Lundqvist came up huge in the third period, stopping a penalty shot with 19 seconds remaining after Ryan McDonagh covered the puck in the crease. That came after Michael Rupp scored twice -- once in the second period and once in the third -- to tie the game and Brad Richards put the Rangers ahead. With 52 points, the Rangers sit atop the Eastern Conference.
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