NEW YORK // The Jeremy Lin dream run continued last night as the 23-year-old point guard warmed up to the next meeting with the 'Big Three' at the Miami Heat on Thursday.
Jeremy Lin scored 17 points and added nine assists to spark the New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks 99-82, improving the team to 9-2 since the Asian-American star emerged from a reserve role in what has been labelled as 'Linsanity'.
The American, born to parents from Taiwan, had been cut by two other NBA clubs but was given a chance when the Knicks lost two starters and since has produced record scoring and assist figures to ignite a struggling club.
Steve Novak added 17 points for the Knicks while Landry Fields added 16 and Carmelo Anthony contributed 15 points as the Knicks improved to 17-17 entering a match-up at Miami against the NBA co-leading Heat.
With JR Smith just signed after spending the early part of the season in China and Anthony back from an injury, the Knicks have started to come together, with Lin adding punch with timely passing as well as scoring.
"We have a lot of offensive weapons now," Lin said. "I don't need to shoot as much with these guys coming back. We have JR and 'Melo back. We're going to move the ball and make the defences pay."
Lin said he relishes the challenge presented by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
"They are so quick and athletic," Lin said. "We need to make sure we try to get into the paint instead of just move the ball around the 3-point line.
"We're going to play hard. Definitely we're flying everywhere. We're playing hard. We're going to go down there and try to keep doing the same things.
"It's a big game. It will be a good evaluation of where we are at. Besides that, we're just going to try to stay consistent. We don't want to get too high against elite teams and lose that energy against teams with weaker records."
Lin is averaging 23.9 points and 9.0 assists a game, the best showing by any player in his first 10 starts since 1976. But his Linsanity magic will face a man-to-man test against superstar James.
"LeBron is a great player and great, great defender," Lin said. "I've got to just continue to be aggressive and not change anything."
Anthony has given Lin some advice on how to deal with James. "Melo definitely has given me a ton of advice. He has definitely taken me under his wing," Lin said. "We're going to need Melo to be a playmaker and a scorer tomorrow night."
Jeff Teague scored 18 points and Willie Green added 16 to lead the Hawks, who fell behind 60-35 at half-time and could not challenge in the second half, falling to 19-14.
"Our defense was good. Then we got sloppy," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We still have a lot of guys out of synch. We're scratching out wins."
D'Antoni said he has done nothing special to prepare Lin for James.
"He will find out himself. He might as well experience it," D'Antoni said. "He will give him maximum respect if that matchup happens. Hopefully he will handle it and the Knicks will handle it.
"He's making the right plays, smart. He's savvy. He's just a good point guard."
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Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami.
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No more lice
Defining head lice
Pediculus humanus capitis are tiny wingless insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. The adult head louse is up to 3mm long, has six legs, and is tan to greyish-white in colour. The female lives up to four weeks and, once mature, can lay up to 10 eggs per day. These tiny nits firmly attach to the base of the hair shaft, get incubated by body heat and hatch in eight days or so.
Identifying lice
Lice can be identified by itching or a tickling sensation of something moving within the hair. One can confirm that a person has lice by looking closely through the hair and scalp for nits, nymphs or lice. Head lice are most frequently located behind the ears and near the neckline.
Treating lice at home
Head lice must be treated as soon as they are spotted. Start by checking everyone in the family for them, then follow these steps. Remove and wash all clothing and bedding with hot water. Apply medicine according to the label instructions. If some live lice are still found eight to 12 hours after treatment, but are moving more slowly than before, do not re-treat. Comb dead and remaining live lice out of the hair using a fine-toothed comb.
After the initial treatment, check for, comb and remove nits and lice from hair every two to three days. Soak combs and brushes in hot water for 10 minutes.Vacuum the floor and furniture, particularly where the infested person sat or lay.
Courtesy Dr Vishal Rajmal Mehta, specialist paediatrics, RAK Hospital
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