Yes, the Wall game really boosted the kids profile. But dont forget, he did very well against D-Will in that first breakout game. Obviously his momentum cannot continue with Amare, Melo and Baron all coming back. But you are right, its the chemistry. What I like about Lin is his humility and work ethic. I'll try find it, but I remember reading about him saying to some Asian high school students something like, asians dont just have to be good at computers and maths.
Hes a youth leader at church, a Harvard graduate (yep, an Asian Ivy Leaguer playing NBA wth). Mate I knew all of this stuff and I dragged my feet. sniff.
One last thing, Golden State sent him to waivers, Rockets picked him up but he didnt stay long. The chemistry was waiting at NYK, good on them.