 On February 14 , with less than a second remaining , Lin scored a game @-@ winning three @-@ pointer in a Knicks 90 – 87 win against the Toronto Raptors . The basket so amazed the Lakers , watching on TV , that veteran player Metta World Peace ran by reporters shouting " Linsanity ! Linsanity ! " and waving his hands above his head . Lin became the first NBA player to score at least 20 points and have seven assists in each of his first five starts . Lin scored 89 , 109 , and 136 points in his first three , four , and five career starts , respectively , all three of which are the most by any player since the merger between the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) and the NBA in 1976 – 77 . 
