Lin’s performance helped fuel what would go in the record books as the second-largest comeback win in franchise history and the worst blown lead in a loss ever by the Spurs in the Gregg Popovich/Tim Duncan era. However, things came together at the ideal time for the Harvard graduate at home against San Antonio on March 21 as he exploded for a game-high 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting, seven rebounds and two assists to help the Hornets rally from 23 down to stun the Spurs, 91-88. The wear and tear of all those extra minutes might have caught up to Lin shortly after the All-Star Break as he opened the first 11 games of March averaging 9.1 points on 34.1 percent shooting, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists. Overall, Lin averaged 13.3 points on 45.2 percent shooting in December, his highest field-goal percentage for any month of the season.
His big night also kicked off a season-best 10-game streak of scoring in double figures where he averaged 17.0 points on 47.9 percent shooting (43.8 percent from three-point range), 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists. 2012 and the third-highest overall of his career. The Hornets didn’t miss a beat without the Frenchman as Lin erupted for a season-high 35 points on 13-of-22 shooting, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks in a thrilling 109-99 overtime victory, which also happened to be his highest-scoring performance since Dec.
17 home game against the Toronto Raptors when he was forced into the starting lineup because of an illness to Nicolas Batum.
His first major performance of the season came in a Dec. Lin’s first month with the Hornets got off on the right foot with averages of 10.8 points on 40.8 percent shooting, 2.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 23.1 minutes through 17 games by the start of December.
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