http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/jeremy-lin-is-no-fluke/?hp
Even an average N.B.A. player can have a great game. Within the past two seasons, players including Jordan Crawford, Hedo Turkoglu and Goran Dragic have recorded a triple-double. The Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings scored 55 points in a game in 2009, nearly quadrupling the 15 points per game he scored on average that season.
But what about four great games in a row — especially when they coincide with your first three N.B.A. starts?
The New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin has scored at least 23 points in each of his last four games, including 38 on Friday night against the Lakers. He has also recorded at least seven assists in each game, and he has been efficient, shooting at least 53 percent from the field each time.
Entire post is a good read. Why isn't this just another post in the NBA thread? Because a story about a twice passed over, Asian-American, Harvard grad not only playing in the NBA, but kicking ass is interesting even to people that don't follow the NBA.