林书豪介绍加《真情部落格》专访：最全面最真实的林书豪

The New York Knicks claimed Lin off waivers on December 27 to be a backup behind Toney Douglas and Mike Bibby after an injury to guard Iman Shumpert; recently-signed guard Baron Davis was also injured and weeks away from playing. Lin said he was "competing for a backup spot, and people see me as the 12th to 15th guy on the roster. It's a numbers game." The Knicks' third-string point guard, he made his season debut on the road against the Warriors, where he was warmly cheered in his return to Oracle Arena. On January 17, 2012, Lin was assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the D-League. On January 20, he had a triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists in the BayHawks' 122–113 victory over the Maine Red Claws. Lin was recalled by the Knicks three days later.
12月27日，纽约尼克斯队签下林书豪，起初定位为替补后卫。热身战首次出赛，对上金州勇士队。2012年1月17日，纽约尼克斯将林书豪与队上另一名中锋杰若米·乔丹下放至发展联盟的艾利湾海鹰队。林书豪在海老鹰出赛一场，成绩为28分、12助攻、11篮板、2抢断。随即被尼克斯队召回。

On February 4, 2012, Lin had 25 points, five rebounds, and seven assists—all career-highs—in a 99–92 Knicks victory over the New Jersey Nets. Teammate Carmelo Anthony suggested to coach Mike D'Antoni at halftime that Lin should play more in the second half. After the game, D'Antoni said Lin has a point-guard mentality and "a rhyme and a reason for what he is doing out there." In the subsequent game against the Utah Jazz, Lin made his first career start. He had 28 points and eight assists. In a game against the Washington Wizards, Lin had 23 points and 10 assists. It was his first double-double. On February 10, Lin scored a new career-high 38 points and had seven assists, leading the Knicks in their 92–85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. He outscored the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who had 34 points.
2012年2月4日，纽约尼克斯在主场面对新泽西篮网，因主力球员受伤，林书豪替补上场逾36分钟，得到全场最高的25分，外带7助攻、5篮板和2抢断的成绩，带领尼克斯队以99比92击败新泽西篮网。林书豪开始受到瞩目，并得到首发机会。2月6日，主场对战犹他爵士，林书豪职业生涯首度首发，带领尼克斯队以99比88击败对手。林书豪上场逾45分钟，再次得到全场最高的28分，外带8助攻，另带有8次失误，此场生涯首度首发成绩，在NBA历史名列第二；仅次于1981年底特律活塞队控卫伊塞亚·托马斯生涯首度首发，得到31分11助攻的成绩。后续2月9日，纽约尼克斯客场出战华盛顿奇才队，林书豪第二次首发，再度缴出23分、10助攻、5篮板的成绩单，演出NBA生涯第一次两个“双位数”，并且成为继勒布朗·詹姆斯之后第二位生涯头两次首发均取得超过20分的球员。在第三节就拿下12分，其中包括第三节2分58秒时，带球切入演出NBA生涯首度的单手扣篮，帮助球队以107:93击败对手，取得三连胜。

On February 11, Lin scored 20 points and had 8 assists in a narrow 100–98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. 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. He is the first NBA player with at least 20 points and seven assists in his first four starts. Lin was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals in those four starts with the Knicks going undefeated. On February 14, Lin scored a game-winning three-pointer against the Toronto Raptors with less than a second remaining in a game.
之后2月11日，林书豪在主场麦迪逊花园广场对阵洛杉矶湖人队的比赛中砍下38分和7次助攻，力压湖人后卫科比·布莱恩特的34分1助攻，带领纽约尼克斯获胜。在他的前三个NBA的职业生涯首发比赛中，林书豪已经得了89分。根据ESPN的统计资料，这是先从NBA和ABA在1976-1977年合并以来尚未突破的最佳纪录。而2月12日，在对阵明尼苏达森林狼队的比赛中林书豪全场拿下20分、8次助攻和6个篮板，连续五场得分达到20分或以上，除率领纽约尼克斯获得五连胜外；林书豪也以五场连续下来的优秀表现首次获得当周最佳球员。2月14日林书豪迎战多伦多猛龙时除了成为投进终场致胜球的选手外，他前面5场得分的数据也打破沙奎尔·奥尼尔的纪录。

The Associated Press called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA". Bloomberg News wrote that Lin "has already become the most famous [Asian American NBA player]". Knicks fans developed nicknames for him along with a new lexicon inspired by his name, Lin. Time.com ran an article titled, "It's Official: Linsanity Is for Real".Hall of Fame player Magic Johnson said, "The excitement has caused in [Madison Square] Garden, man, I hadn't seen that in a long time." He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline "Against All Odds", which The New York Times called, "the greatest tribute". Lin's story was also on the front-page of many Taipei newspapers.
林书豪的优秀表现，除了让他在短短几天成为当周最受注目的NBA球员外，美国也开始出现以林书豪的“林”英文拼音“Lin”；搭配“疯迷热潮”的英文单字“insanity”所组合出来的新词汇‘Linsanity’（林来疯）。