https:\/\/youtu.be\/rR3NhE8fBs8<\/a><\/p>\nMid-February 2012 marked the peak of Linsanity and his numbers trended well throughout March. Coach Mike D’Antoni however resigned on March 14th, and at the end of the month, Lin’s season ended due to a torn meniscus which he needed surgery on to repair. The end of March 2012 would mark the end of Linsanity.<\/p>\n
At the end of the season and after 35 games for the Knicks and averaging 26.9 minutes, 14.6 points and 6.2 assists per game, the Rockets signed him to a three-year, $25 million deal with the Knicks unwilling to match the deal.<\/p>\n
After 11 seasons in the NBA, Lin joined the Beijing Ducks in 2019. Although Jeremy Lin never became an all-star in the NBA, he did win an NBA championship with the Raptors in 2019 and become an All-Star in the CBA while at the Beijing Ducks.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Lin will always be remembered for leading the Knicks to a seven-game winning streak in 2011-12, turning around the Knicks season and launching the legend of Linsanity.\u00a0 He\u00a0almost single handedly helped the 2011-12 Knicks finish seventh place in the Eastern Conference with a regular season record of 36-30, in a shortened season due to the 2011 NBA Lockout.<\/p>\n
The Knicks would lose in five games to the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA Playoffs but their Game 4 win ended an NBA worst 13-game playoff losing streak.<\/p>\n
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