NEW YORK (AP) – Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 28 points in his first career start, Steve Novak added a season-best 19, and the New York Knicks overcame the absence of Amar'e Stoudemire and early loss of Carmelo Anthony to beat the Utah Jazz 99-88 on Monday night.
By Anthony Gruppuso, US PresswireIn his first career start, Jeremy Lin (17) scored a career-high 28 points to help the Knicks overcome the absence of Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
By Anthony Gruppuso, US PresswireIn his first career start, Jeremy Lin (17) scored a career-high 28 points to help the Knicks overcome the absence of Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
Stoudemire left the team to join his family in Florida after older brother Hazell was killed there earlier Monday in a car crash, then Anthony left after just six minutes with a strained right groin.Despite missing two All-Stars and using a lineup of second-teamers, the Knicks won their second straight thanks to another remarkable performance from Lin, the former Harvard point guard.Al Jefferson scored 22 points in a disappointing effort for the Jazz in the opener of a brief two-game road trip.
To get the latest sports news from USA TODAY, including game results, columns and features, follow us on Twitter at @USATODAYSports.Bulls 109, Nets 87NEWARK — Carlos Boozer scored 24 points to lead Chicago to an easy victory over New Jersey.Luol Deng scored 19 points and C.J. Watson added 14 points and 10 assists in place of Derrick Rose. The reigning league MVP played less than 11 minutes in the first half, and the Bulls said at halftime that he would not return because of back spasms.Chicago is 4-2 six games into a nine-game road trip that is the Bulls' longest of the season.Deron Williams scored 25 points for the Nets, who only dressed nine players.Starting shooting guard Anthony Morrow missed the game due to the death of his grandmother, while Brook Lopez, Damion James, Mehmet Okur, MarShon Brooks and DeShawn Stevenson were out with injuries.Suns 99, Hawks 90ATLANTA — Steve Nash scored 24 points and Phoenix broke open a close game with a 24-6 run to close the third quarter and beat Atlanta.Nash, whose 38th birthday is Tuesday, had 11 assists and shot 9-for-12 — including each of his four three-pointers. Channing Frye had 19 points, including a three-pointer and another basket in the closing minutes to help the Suns stop Atlanta's final comeback attempt.After trailing by 16 in the second quarter, the Hawks recovered to trail only 60-58 after back-to-back three-pointers by Joe Johnson and Josh Smith in the third period. Nash, who had a buzzer-beating three at the end of the first half, added another three before the shot clock expired to help the Suns launch the decisive run to lead 84-64 entering the final period.Smith had 18 points, and Johnson had 17 for the Hawks, who suffered their third straight loss, all at home, after a 4-1 road trip.Rockets 99, Nuggets 90DENVER — Luis Scola scored 25 points and Houston handed injury-riddled Denver its third consecutive loss.The Nuggets not only lost for the fifth time in six games, but they lost budding star forward Danilo Gallinari, who rolled his left ankle in the third quarter. X-rays revealed a chip fracture of the foot, and he was scheduled for further tests Tuesday "for a definitive diagnosis," the team said.Gallinari had 14 points when he went down with 9:38 left in the third quarter. He was replaced by Rudy Fernandez, who also scored 14 points to top Denver's makeshift lineup.Kyle Lowry added 20 points for Houston, which won for just the fourth time in a dozen road games. Chase Budinger had 16 points on the strength of five three-pointers, his last one giving Houston a seven-point lead with a minute left.Kings 100, Hornets 92NEW ORLEANS — DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 19 rebounds, and Sacramento erased an 18-point deficit en route to a victory over slumping New Orleans.Tyreke Evans scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, when Sacramento took its first lead on Marcus Thornton's free throw with 6:24 left. Isaiah Thomas scored 17, including a 31-foot three with 2:15 to go that gave the Kings a 94-88 lead. Thornton added 12 points.Greivis Vasquez scored 20 points and Marco Belinelli 18 points for New Orleans, which has lost six straight. Emeka Okafor scored a season-high 19 points and Chris Kaman added 10 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in his return from a weeklong absence while the Hornets tried to trade him.Wizards 111, Raptors 108 (OT)WASHINGTON — John Wall scored 31 points, Nick Young had a season-high 29 and Trevor Booker added a season-high 19 as Washington blew an 18-point third-quarter lead, then hung on to beat Toronto.The Wizards outscored Toronto 6-3 in the overtime.Young's two free throws with 1:06 to play gave Washington a 109-106 lead. The Raptors' Amir Johnson hit two free throws with 27.2 seconds left to make it 109-108.Booker hit the first of two free throws with 6.7 seconds left. Young rebounded Booker's miss, was fouled and hit the second of two free throws with 1.5 seconds left to make it 111-108. Linas Kleiza's three-point attempt at the buzzer fell short.Jerryd Bayless and Kleiza both had a season-high 30 points for Toronto. Bayless scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to help force overtime.Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ's. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. 
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