It's time for tip-off from Madison Square Garden! Get ready for your first (and let's face it, probably last) taste of Linsanity! Which is good from an entertainment standpoint, because otherwise this New York Knicks lineup would have all the intrigue of the 34th Annual Anchorage Wet Parka contest. No Amar'e Stoudemire, no Carmelo Anthony ... it's kind of like all the other times the Lakers have played the Knicks over the years

Dex got cheap tickets to Godspell and decided to get his religious cougar on tonight, so yours truly is taking over the game thread.

Toss back a swig of that Manhattan whenever somebody mentions:

• The cultural phenomenon of Jeremy Lin
• The Knicks growing interest in shopping Amar'e Stoudemire
• Mike Bibby's history with the Lakers
• New York's injury woes
• The New York Giants Super Bowl Win

Oh, how I wish Marv Albert could be the Lakers' regular play-by-play man...