Jeremy Lin

Knicks' Jeremy Lin reprises breakthrough, gets best of Wall. 
Jeremy Lin first made a name for himself in NBA circles in the 2010 Las Vegas Summer League.

The Washington Wizards fell victim to the Jeremy Lin show. Lin showed the world again why he's legitimate, and the Knicks completely picked the Wizards apart in the pick and roll in winning, 107-93.


It ended up being one of the most embarrassing losses for the Wizards all season, if only because of the inevitable Lin vs. John Wall framing that tells us absolutely nothing about why this game was lost.

Lin can certainly change speeds beautifully, but the Wizards' big men never were able to prevent him from getting inside the free-throw line extended. The second part of the chain kept breaking down, and that is why the Wizards lost.
Jeremy Lin is good. But the Wizards as a team didn't show up, outside of Wall and Trevor Booker. Let's not get caught up in the narrative framing here.