 Lin made his debut for the Hornets in the team 's season opener against the Miami Heat on October 28 , scoring 17 points off the bench in a 104 – 94 loss . On December 17 , he scored a season @-@ high 35 points in a 109 – 99 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors . On March 21 , 2016 , he scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to help Charlotte rally from a 30 – 7 deficit in the second quarter for a 91 – 88 comeback victory over San Antonio , snapping the Spurs ' six @-@ game winning streak . Charlotte was the first team to score seven points or fewer in the opening quarter and come back to win since 2008 . It was also the largest comeback surrendered by the Spurs in the Tim Duncan era , which began in 1997 . Lin was 11 @-@ of @-@ 18 from the field and hit all four three @-@ point attempts , including three in the fourth quarter , and provided the go @-@ ahead jumper with 48 seconds left . Lin 's first and only season with the Hornets came to an end after the Hornets were defeated by the Heat in the first round of the playoffs . 
