The Closer: Flaws Clear Even in Knicks Win Jeremy Lin had 27 points and the game-winning shot on Tuesday night. He displayed an as-yet-unseen swagger. But as exciting as the game was, it was not all about Lin, and it was not all good news for the Knicks. Beyond Lin's game-winning shot, the key plays of the Knicks" win over the Raptors were on consecutive possessions in the final two minutes when Iman Shumpert stole the ball from Jose Calderon and did a highlight-reel dunk, and Tyson Chandler blocked a DeMar DeRozan shot keeping the game within 3 points. Landry Fields, Lin's handshake partner, contributed an unsung all-around effort with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. But six games into an improbable winning streak, some cracks in the facade were on display. Lin turned the ball over eight times (the fourth time in the winning streak that he has committed six or more turnovers), and he struggled from the free throw line, going 7-for-11 and missing a few down the stretch when the points were badly needed. For his career, Lin is just below 77 percent from the line, a figure that would seem incongruous with his reputation as a Harvard-educated gym rat. After all, it was the 1983-4 Harvard squad that set the NCAA Division I record for free throw percentage, shooting 82.2 percent as a team. Lin also seemingly took an unnecessary risk by setting himself up for a last-second 3-pointer in a tie game, confirming after the game that he had sought out Coach Mike D'Antoni's approval to go for an isolation play. The confidence seemed exciting in the moment, but could be a sign that the streak is going to the young guard's head. It would seem to be piling on to point out that the Raptors are a bad team (9-21), were playing a back-to-back, and yet controlled most of the game before wearing down in the final minutes. A win is always exciting, and Tuesday's was as fun as any New York game in recent memory. The Knicks just have to hope that Lin's pluses continue to outweigh his visible minuses if the magic is going to continue. Follow Benjamin Hoffman on Twitter @NYTCloseUp