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Jeremy Lin was born in Taiwan
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Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32–1 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei, 51–47, for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II state title
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Harvard assistant coach Bill Holden saw that Lin was 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m), which fit the physical attributes he was seeking, and he had a 4.2 grade point average in high school, which fit Harvard's academic standards.
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Lin scored a new career-high 38 points and had seven assists, leading the Knicks in their 92–85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Lin scored 20 points and had 8 assists in a narrow 100–98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves
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with less than a second remaining, Lin scored a game-winning three-pointer against the Toronto Raptors.
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he was the only NCAA Division I men's basketball player who ranked in the top ten in his conference for scoring (17.8), rebounding (5.5), assists (4.3), steals (2.4), blocked shots (0.6), field goal percentage (0.502), free throw percentage (0.744), and
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Lin signed a two-year deal with his hometown Warriors, his favorite team growing up.
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Each time, he was later recalled by the Warriors.[77][78][79] He competed in the NBA D-League Showcase and was named to the All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team
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Lin played a few games for the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) club Dongguan Leopards at the ABA Club Championship in Guangzhou, China, where he was named the MVP of the tournament
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Lin was claimed off waivers by the Houston Rockets.
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He was a favorite of Lacob,[96][97] but the Warriors were freeing up salary cap space to make an offer to restricted free agent center DeAndre Jordan;[98][99] Lin was due to make nearly $800,000 that would have become fully guaranteed