he’s made the NBA Lin tastic welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
look at the NBA’s 2012 story of the year
the New York Knicks Jeremy Lin Jeremy
Lin was born August 23rd 1988 in Los
Angeles
his ancestors left mainland China for
Taiwan in the 18th century and Lin
himself was raised an evangelical
Christian in Palo Alto California I just
try to be who my parents raised me to be
in and me being a Christian I just try
to try to work hard in everything I do
his father introduced into basketball
and taught him to play at their local
YMCA as a high school senior Lin captain
Palo Alto high school to a 32 and 1
record and won the state title despite
graduating with a 4.2 GPA the
six-foot-three lin didn’t get any
scholarship offers he decided on the Ivy
League’s Harvard University even though
the school had not produced an NBA
player in five decades Lin went
undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft then
signed a two-year deal with his favorite
childhood team the Golden State Warriors
he became the first American of Chinese
or Taiwanese descent in the NBA Lin’s
Golden State stint was unsuccessful by
his second year he was in the NBA’s
d-league in December 2011 Lin was cut on
training camp opening day the Houston
Rockets claimed him off waivers but cut
him on December 24th meanwhile the New
York Knicks were riddled with injuries
and claimed Lin three days later while
Lin only played 55 minutes through the
next first 23 games he was given a
chance by coach Mike D’Antoni on a
suggestion from injured teammate Carmelo
Anthony it paid off On February 4 2012
Lin had 25 points in a victory over the
New Jersey Nets he made his first start
in the next game against the Utah Jazz
and contributed 28 points towards the
wind next up against the Wizards he
notched his first double-double
he then outscored Kobe Bryant 38 points
to 34 in the Knicks win over the LA
Lakers
things continued with a 20-point
performance in a win against the
Minnesota Timberwolves one of Lynn’s
truly thrilling moments came when he
scored a game-winning three-pointer with
one second left against the Toronto
Raptors in that game win surpass Akhil
O’Neill’s league record for the most
points in his first five games as a
starter despite these impressive
showings critics pointed out that during
that same period he posted 30 turnovers
even so the accolades poured in while it
was inevitable the Knicks would stop
winning Jeremy Lin was one player who
gave hope not only to his team and the
NBA but he also made underdogs around
the world walk taller
[Applause]
[Music]
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
look at the NBA’s 2012 story of the year
the New York Knicks Jeremy Lin Jeremy
Lin was born August 23rd 1988 in Los
Angeles
his ancestors left mainland China for
Taiwan in the 18th century and Lin
himself was raised an evangelical
Christian in Palo Alto California I just
try to be who my parents raised me to be
in and me being a Christian I just try
to try to work hard in everything I do
his father introduced into basketball
and taught him to play at their local
YMCA as a high school senior Lin captain
Palo Alto high school to a 32 and 1
record and won the state title despite
graduating with a 4.2 GPA the
six-foot-three lin didn’t get any
scholarship offers he decided on the Ivy
League’s Harvard University even though
the school had not produced an NBA
player in five decades Lin went
undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft then
signed a two-year deal with his favorite
childhood team the Golden State Warriors
he became the first American of Chinese
or Taiwanese descent in the NBA Lin’s
Golden State stint was unsuccessful by
his second year he was in the NBA’s
d-league in December 2011 Lin was cut on
training camp opening day the Houston
Rockets claimed him off waivers but cut
him on December 24th meanwhile the New
York Knicks were riddled with injuries
and claimed Lin three days later while
Lin only played 55 minutes through the
next first 23 games he was given a
chance by coach Mike D’Antoni on a
suggestion from injured teammate Carmelo
Anthony it paid off On February 4 2012
Lin had 25 points in a victory over the
New Jersey Nets he made his first start
in the next game against the Utah Jazz
and contributed 28 points towards the
wind next up against the Wizards he
notched his first double-double
he then outscored Kobe Bryant 38 points
to 34 in the Knicks win over the LA
Lakers
things continued with a 20-point
performance in a win against the
Minnesota Timberwolves one of Lynn’s
truly thrilling moments came when he
scored a game-winning three-pointer with
one second left against the Toronto
Raptors in that game win surpass Akhil
O’Neill’s league record for the most
points in his first five games as a
starter despite these impressive
showings critics pointed out that during
that same period he posted 30 turnovers
even so the accolades poured in while it
was inevitable the Knicks would stop
winning Jeremy Lin was one player who
gave hope not only to his team and the
NBA but he also made underdogs around
the world walk taller
[Applause]
[Music]
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