( CNN ) -- It had to end some time . The New York Knicks seven-game winning streak , sparked by the surprising play of Jeremy Lin , ended Friday . Despite scoring 26 points against the New Orleans Hornets , Lin and the Knicks loss . Lin , 23 , who has played electrifying basketball in recent games , got off to a slow start Friday and was plagued by turnovers . After the game , Lin lamented the nine turnovers he had and blamed himself for the loss . Jeremy 'Lin-demand ' in China . `` Nine turnovers is obviously never going to get it done , '' Lin told reporters . `` It is on me in terms of taking care of the ball . If everyone credits me for the last seven games then I deserve this one on my shoulders . '' Despite the close lose to the Hornets , 89-85 , the improbable story that the New York media dubbed `` Linsanity '' and the exploits of the Harvard-educated point guard continues . Lin grabbed international attention this month when he was called off the bench and immediately became the Knicks ' go-to-guy . The then unknown Asian-American point guard scored 25 points to help his team beat the New Jersey Nets that first game . Lin : NBA 's breath of fresh air . Lin turned more heads February 10 after getting the better of Kobe Bryant -- arguably the NBA 's top player -- scoring 38 points in the Knicks ' win over the Los Angeles Lakers . Linsanity reached a fever pitch earlier this week when the one-time bench warmer hit a game-winning shot against the Toronto Raptors . Lin will get a chance to start a new winning streak Sunday when the Knicks take on the NBA champions Dallas Mavericks .
Lin scores 26 points in loss to New Orleans Jazz . He also has nine rebounds . ` ` Nine ##rs is obviously never going to get it done , '' Lin says .