What It Means:

That would give Lin a return date of February 24, against the Denver Nuggets. He averaged 13.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 3-pointers on 25.0 minutes a night in 12 games this season prior to going down with the injury on December 28.

Lin's .531 effective field goal percentage and 6.9 percent rebound rate are both on pace to be career-highs, and his 0.0 nERD ranks 156th in the NBA and third among Nets players.