Associated Press / February 23, 2012 Jeremy Lin had an easy night ahead of his toughest opponent yet, and the Knicks tuned up for their trip to Miami by beating the Atlanta Hawks, 99-82, last night in New York.
Lin had 17 points and nine assists, sitting out most of the fourth quarter in a rare game during his remarkable run that the Knicks needed little from him.
Carmelo Anthony scored 15 points in his second game back from injury for the Knicks, who led the depleted Hawks by 25 points at halftime. New York bounced back from a loss to New Jersey on Monday and won for the ninth time in 11 games since Lin joined the rotation.
The Knicks visit Miami tonight in their final game before the All-Star break, and Lin’s emergence has the Heat’s attention.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and teammates have been asked repeatedly in recent days about the ex-Harvard guard, and coach Mike D’Antoni was told the word out of Miami is the NBA’s hottest team will be waiting for the Knicks’ back-to-back Sports Illustrated cover boy.
Bulls 110, Bucks 91 - Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each added 16, and host Chicago beat Milwaukee.
Joakim Noah had 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double by a Chicago center in roughly 35 years, and the Bulls simply ran away with this one. The Central Division leaders built an 11-point halftime lead and broke it open in the third.
Lakers 96, Mavericks 91 - Andrew Bynum had 19 points and 14 rebounds as visiting Los Angeles hit the halfway point of its season with a victory over Dallas.
Bynum grabbed a rebound of his own miss and was fouled trying to go back up with 5:29 left. He made both free throws to break an 82-all tie and finally put the Lakers (20-13) ahead to stay after 13 ties and 10 lead changes. Pau Gasol had 24 points for the Lakers.
Rockets 93, 76ers 87 - Luis Scola had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kyle Lowry added 13 points and two crucial 3-point plays down the stretch, and Houston beat visiting Philadelphia.
Kevin Martin scored 16 points for the Rockets, who’ve won three in a row and snapped a four-game, home losing streak to Philadelphia.
Clippers 103, Nuggets 95 - Chris Paul scored a season-high 36 points, Blake Griffin added 27, and Los Angeles beat Denver to snap a two-game skid.
Arron Afflalo scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who lost their fifth in a row on the road.
Magic 108, Nets 91 - Dwight Howard had 20 points and 17 rebounds and Orlando rolled over New Jersey in Newark.
Deron Williams had 23 points and eight assists to lead New Jersey, which headed into the All-Star break having lost 8 of 11. Rookie MarShon Brooks added a game-high 24.
Raptors 103, Pistons 93 - DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Aaron Gray set season highs with 12 points and 12 rebounds and host Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.
Greg Monroe had 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons, Brandon Knight scored 16 and Tayshaun Prince had 14 as Detroit dropped to 3-14 on the road.
Hornets 89, Cavaliers 84 - Chris Kaman scored 21 points and New Orleans held off a late rally for a victory in Cleveland.
Rookie point guard Kyrie Irving, who made several clutch plays in Cleveland’s back-to-back 1-point wins over Sacramento and Detroit, was held to 6 points.
Timberwolves 100, Jazz 98 - Luke Ridnour hit a floater in the lane at the buzzer, capping host Minnesota’s comeback from 18 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Utah.
Warriors 106, Suns 104 - Monta Ellis scored 26 points and hit a 20-foot fadeaway jump shot with one second remaining as Golden State won in Phoenix.
Pacers 102, Bobcats 88 - Tyler Hansbrough had a season-high 22 points and nine rebounds as visiting Indiana defeated Charlotte for the ninth straight time.
Kings 115, Wizards 107 - Marcus Thornton scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, rookie Isaiah Thomas had 16 of his 18 after halftime, and Sacramento beat host Washington.
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