FILE: Jeremy Lin of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Nov. 21, 2010 in Los Angeles.
Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty ImagesWhile the Golden State Warriors were busy getting routed in Kevin Durant's much anticipated return to the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin was on the other side of the country going off for the Dubs' G League affiliate.
In just his third G League game, Lin finished with 29 points, nine assists, and 7-of-9 shooting from three in a 124-116 win for the Santa Cruz Warriors against the Westchester Knicks in the Disney World's G League bubble.
It's the most points the nine-year NBA veteran has scored in an American professional basketball game since 2017. He put up 32 points for the Nets in a loss to the Orlando Magic on April 6, 2017.
His seven threes were two off his career high — he drained nine triples in a 2013 Rockets loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Lin, who played his rookie season with the Warriors, signed with Golden State's G League affiliate in January following a year in China playing for the Chinese Basketball Association's Beijing Ducks. The 32-year-old Harvard product averaged 22.3 points on 49.1% shooting from the field with the Ducks.
Lin was one of three Santa Cruz Warriors in double digits on Saturday — Jordan Poole finished with 26, and 2020 draft pick Nico Mannion had 22.
