Listen to Lin praising the backup unit led by his deposed replacement, Baron Davis.

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Aging Baron Davis could be a spark, but he's on the bench, recovering from a back injury.

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Days later, Knicks guard Baron Davis tore his ACL. All five of last year's victims were point guards.

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Douglas's emergence is crucial with Baron Davis struggling to return to health.

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Baron Davis, the point guard who had been sidelined since his December signing with a back injury, saw his first action as a Knick.

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You could leave a basketball by itself under a chair and its 3-point field goal percentage would only be 15 points worse than Baron Davis's.

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Li-Ning also has struggled to penetrate the U.S. marketplace, but that could be because they were banking on a Baron Davis themed shoe to create such penetration.

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If Lin slips more, you can expect a drumbeat for him to give way to the recovering veteran Baron Davis, who has performed well in spurts in guiding New York's second unit.

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