After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing point guard - Mavs star Jason Kidd “He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there,” Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of...

Image Credit: Reuters New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin (L) defends Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd in the second half of their NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 19, 2012. Image Credit: Reuters New York...

After the buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product – and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point — Mavs star Jason Kidd “He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there,” Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...

(Chris Trotman, Getty Images) Madison Square Garden isn't located on Broadway, but all major sports happenings and personalities in New York have a show business feel to them. Anyone recall Broadway Joe Namath, a Jets quarterback whose feats came on...

Jeremy Lin’s nationally televised theatrics were over, after the point guard’s international stardom had reached yet another level, after Jason Kidd said Lin indeed looks like Steve Nash in Phoenix, Tyson Chandler soaked it all in and declared what may...

We can shelve the superlatives and move on to two emerging truths: Jeremy Lin is real. And because of that, the Knicks are for real. “He has taken to [Mike] D’Antoni’s offense, and he looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there. It is a point guard’s...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area native, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point, Mavs guard Jason Kidd. "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there," Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point Mavs star Jason Kidd. He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there, Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...

34 points, then went to the bench with 3:47 left in the third period and the Mavs nursing a 70-60 lead. From there, the Knicks pressured the Mavs into 2-of-7 shooting and a pair of turnovers and outscored them 12-5 the remainder of the third period. "We...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point -- Mavs star Jason Kidd. "He looks a little bit like In a game of wild momentum swings, the Knicks reeled off 17 straight...

“I really like him,’’ Nowitzki said long after he cooled off in the trainers room, sitting on the table next to another future Hall of Famer, Jason Kidd. Nowitzki credited Lin with being “crafty,’’ which he certainly was in dishing for six of his 14...

Dallas before finally having a breakthrough. “My situation was totally different,” said Nash, who was drafted 15th overall in 1996. “He was the No. 1 pick, he was thrown in the fire and he’s really got to produce for his team right away. Mine, I sat on...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point – Mavs star Jason Kidd "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there," Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...

He had 28 points and 14 assists against the defending N.B.A. champion Mavericks. “He is very humble and plays extremely hard no matter if he makes a mistake or makes a fantastic play,” Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd said. Dallas forward Shawn Marion,...

Knicks debut, had 15 points. Steve Novak hit four threes down and had 14 fourth-quarter points. Yet it was this Taiwanese-American guard, this New York and global revelation, who hit two huge threes, one over Nowitzki, and had six assists in the final...

Jeremy Lin on board, the Knicks finally appear to be a threat in the East. (Getty Images) NEW YORK -- Jeremy Lin and Jason Kidd, two point guards from the Bay Area, had a chance to chat during the game. Yes, the kid from Palo Alto mentioned to the Kidd...

In fact, in the past five NBA seasons, he's made 771 3-pointers (including Sunday), which ranks him fifth on the list that includes the Celtics' Ray Allen. When Smith came into the game in the first quarter, he made an immediate impact on the defensive...

19, 2012 Feb 19 8:03 PM CT One of the game's top coaches today and one of the game's all-time best point guards certainly believe Jeremy Lin is no fluke. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle and Jason Kidd were highly complimentary of the one-time Mavs...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point - Mavs star Jason Kidd "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there," Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...