Coach says Knicks want Lin back
Jeremy Lin, whose breakout NBA season with the New York Knicks was cut short by injury, will return for the team next season, Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Thursday.
Jeremy Lin, whose breakout NBA season with the New York Knicks was cut short by injury, will return for the team next season, Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Thursday.
Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points, and Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a cut hand as the New York Knicks broke an NBA-record, 13-game playoff losing streak, beating the Miami Heat 89-87 Sunday in Game 4 of their first-round series.
The New York Knicks seemed to be the NBA’s resident team-in-turmoil last month, stumbling through coaching issues and their second prolonged losing streak of the season.
Miami’s LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points as the Heat clinched an NBA playoff berth with a 99-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
Carmelo Anthony knocked down three long jumpers, finding a rhythm that’s been missing most of the season.