Jeremy Lin hits 23 points in losing cause as younger brother Joseph has last laugh in P League+ clash
- Former NBA star outscores younger sibling in first professional meeting between the pair
- But Joseph Lin’s New Taipei Kings thrash his older brother’s Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 101-88
Jeremy Lin poured in 23 points but it was younger brother Joseph who had the last laugh on an emotional night, when the Lin siblings went head-to-head for the first time in their professional careers on Tuesday.
Joseph Lin’s league leading New Taipei Kings thrashed his older brother’s Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 101-88 at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, as mum Shirley Lin watched on.
After coming out on top, Joseph Lin, who had 10 points and 10 assists, said the pair had grown up imagining they would play together one day, and it had been a “dream come true”.
Jeremy Lin, who played nine seasons in the NBA and won a championship with Toronto Raptors, said he had texted his brother before the game remembering how we “were always underestimated growing up”.
“Being able to play in this arena and witnessing how you all supported Joseph is emotional,” the 34-year-old told fans afterwards.
Coming off a three-game winning streak, the home team opened up a 16-6 lead inside the first four minutes, before Jeremy Lin took control in 10-0 run that squared matters at 16-16
