Golden State's Jeremy Lin scores one for the Ivys

By Jeff Chiu, AP











Golden State's
Jeremy Lin scores
one for the Ivys

Updated 1d 19h ago

By J. Michael Falgoust, USA TODAY

LOS ANGELES — In his second game, Golden State
Warriors guard Jeremy Lin made his arrival to the
NBA official.

The undrafted free agent from Harvard got his first
significant playing time and scored his first points
in a 107-83 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on
Sunday.

The 22-year-old tried his best to downplay his
impact. Lin played three minutes in a win against the
Los Angeles Clippers last week but didn't take any
shots or make any assists.

"I'm not going to really talk about what I did
personally when we lost by 24," Lin says of the
Lakers game. "I'm just learning slowly the NBA game.
…

"There's not one specific thing that I might have
learned in between one game and the next, but just
this experience to be able to get out on the floor
and stay comfortable" was helpful.
The 6-3 guard only scored two points, missing four
of five shots, but Lin also had four steals and five
assists in 16 minutes.

He scrambled on the floor in the third quarter to
wrestle the ball from Lakers power forward Lamar
Odom, then fed Brandan Wright for a dunk while in a
sitting position. The Warriors still trailed 68-51.

Less than 30 seconds later, Lin converted a fast-
break layup and received some applause at Staples
Center, the Lakers' home court.

"We got a chance to get some good information on
Jeremy Lin. He came in and did a good job, gave us
a good tempo," Warriors coach Keith Smart says.

Lin's desire impressed one of his favorite players,
Lakers point guard Derek Fisher.

"He plays with good energy on the floor. He's
aggressive. He plays hard. He's not afraid of the
competition," Fisher says. "Those are good things to
have when you're a young player regardless of
where you're from. You have to be willing to go out
there and compete against the best."

Being an underdog for his entire career, Fisher
understands Lin's mind-set. At 6-1, Fisher is
undersized and came to the NBA from a small school
in Arkansas-Little Rock.

Lin, the third Asian American player in the NBA, is
the first Ivy Leaguer to get playing time in the league
since the 2002-03 season.

"He's carrying the hopes of an entire continent. I
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Warriors guard Jeremy Lin has received attention from his coach and opposing players for his hustle.

only had to carry the hopes of Little Rock, Arkansas.
He's accomplished a lot more than I have already,"
says Fisher, who has won five NBA championships
with the Lakers.

"He just has to keep working hard and remain