The New York Knicks may have found the point guard they so desperately needed, from a source no one expected.

Jeremy Lin, who was playing in the NBA’s development league — the minors — just two weeks ago, scored 28 points in his first career start on Monday night. He also handed out eight assists in New York’s 99-88 victory over the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden. This was quite an encore: on Saturday night at the Garden, Lin lit up All-Star point guard Deron Williams of the New Je...