On Thursday, he simply wasn't the same player, turning the ball over eight times. His last miss came with six seconds left, the outcome already decided, and he simply walked quietly off the court into the locker room.
Hawks beat Magic
Josh Smith scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Hawks snap a three-game skid with an 83-78 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic.
J.J. Redick finished with 13 points and Dwight Howard had 12 for the Magic, who had won six of seven.
Proof of Lin's Harvard ties
Jeremy Lin wants to own the term "Linsanity."
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's website, Lin filed an application Feb. 13 to take control of the catchphrase that summarizes his meteoric rise with the New York Knicks, and now a trademark war is brewing.
Since his breakout 25-point game against the Nets on Feb. 4, there have been seven applications filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark "Linsanity" - the first, according to the website, was just three days later - by Yenchin Chang, 35, of Alhambra, Calif., who has no ties to Lin.
A second filing was made on Feb. 9 by Andrew W. Slayton of Los Altos, Calif., and on Feb. 14 there was another filing by Yoonsoo Stephen Kim of Duluth, Ga.
Chang told Bloomberg News that he "wanted to be part of the excitement" in making his own filing. And Andrew Slayton, who said he used to coach Lin in high school, told the New York Post that in 2010 he registered the domain name Linsanity.com, where Lin-related merchandise is being sold.
Talk about looking ahead.
A trademark can take a year or more to register.
The applications cover use of the phrase on everything from cellphone cases and sunglasses to action figures and footwear.
- Inquirer wire services
