"Jeremy Lin continued rising into a national phenomenon in the nation's capital last night, with a soaring dunk that put the exclamation mark on another surreal evening.

This is "Linsane!"

And if this keeps up, point guard Steve Nash soon will be referred to as the Canadian Jeremy Lin.

Lin, the Knicks' savior and coach Mike D'Antoni's angel from heaven, made it a terrific trifecta, lighting up the Verizon Center and John Wall with a third straight virtuoso performance — 23 points and a career-high 10 assists.

Lin's third straight spectacular showing energized the Knicks to their third straight win, 107-93 over the Wizards (5-21)."