By Tim Price, for NBA.com
THE FACTS: The Spurs’ Tony Parker got his first up-close look at Linsanity, and he scored 32 points on 12-of-19 shooting in less than 34 minutes while Jeremy Lin scored 20 (eight in the game’s final two minutes of garbage time) in San Antonio’s 118-105 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday at AT&T Center.
The Knicks (18-21) have lost four straight games all on the road and played without Tyson Chandler, who sat out after aggravating a left hamstring injury the previous night in Dallas. The Knicks also missed defenderJared Jeffries, so the Spurs (26-12) took advantage by shooting 54 percent from the floor.
QUOTABLE: “He (Tony Parker) owns the team. He knows, and we know, that almost every possession goes through him. And when you play and you feel like that it makes you play with a different serenity and cool. He knows when to attack, and defenses don’t know what to do with him because his shot has been really good and, if not, he’s attacking the big, getting the fouls and making the free throws. He’s having a great season and he knows this is his team.”— Spurs guard Manu Ginobili on Parker Click here for the full Notebook on NBA.com. Photo: AP
