Lin, Knicks crush Kings, stretch winning streak to seven

Feb 16, 2012, 6:54 GMT

Los Angeles -Lin-sanity lives on, as Jeremy Lin scored 10 points and handed out a career-best 13 assists Wednesday night, as the New York Knicks crushed the visiting Sacramento Kings for their season-high seventh straight win, 100-85.

The NBA's first American-Taiwanese player has been an overnight global sensation, with six straight games of 20 or more points since the bench warmer was inserted in the rotation.

However, the starting point guard turned from scorer to facilitator on Wednesday night, setting up his teammates for easy baskets as the Knicks led virtually the entire game en route to the runaway win.

Landry Fields had 15 points with 10 rebounds, while Bill Walker and Steve Novak chipped in 14 points apiece for the Knicks, who squared their record at 15-15 with their longest success since March of 2011.

Frenchman Tony Parker had 34 points and 14 assists, leading the visiting San Antonio Spurs to their season-high ninth consecutive victory, 113-106, over the Toronto Raptors, who received 29 points from DeMar DeRozan.

Kevin Martin matched a season-high with 32 points, including the game-winning free throws with 23.6 seconds remaining, as the Houston Rockets edged the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, 96-95.

Kevin Durant led the Western Conference-leading Thunder with 33 points but missed three shots in the final seconds.

Elsewhere: the Orlando Magic dropped the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 103-87: the Cleveland Cavaliers stopped the visiting Indiana Pacers 98-87; the visiting Detroit Pistons topped the Boston Celtics 98-88: the Minnesota Timberwolves trimmed the visiting Charlotte Bobcats 102-90; the visiting Memphis Grizzlies clipped the New Jersey Nets 105-100.

Also, the visiting Atlanta Hawks shaded the Phoenix Suns 101-99; the visiting New Orleans Hornets stung the Milwaukee Bucks 92-89; the visiting Portland Trail Blazers edged the Golden State Warriors 93-91; and the LA Clippers pulled away from the visiting Washington Wizards 102-84.