Jeremy Lin Leads Knicks Again, 107-93, Over Wizards WASHINGTON - The two-game anomaly is now a three-game trend. The fluke no longer looks so flukey. The aberration is not fading away. Jeremy Lin is not regressing to the mean, wherever that mean is supposed to be. Lin kept rising Wednesday night, and the Knicks along with him, for a 107-93 rout of the Washington Wizards, extending a most improbable and ceaselessly entertaining run. Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, recording his first double-double and his third straight game with at least 20 points. The Knicks (11-15) have won three straight games - their best streak since early January - the last two with Lin as the starting point guard, and all three with Lin entrenched in the rotation. Beating the Wizards (5-21) is not generally considered the greatest of accomplishments, but the Knicks are not exactly heavy favorites at the moment, given their record and the absence of their two stars, Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. But they have Lin, whose rapid rise from obscure bench player to Broadway star continues to gather steam and support. As the game wound down Wednesday, chants of "Jeremy Lin" echoed through the Verizon Center. The Knicks played their second straight game without Stoudemire and Anthony, and will be without them for the next two games, against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Stoudemire is grieving the loss of his older brother, Hazell, who was killed in a car accident on Monday. The funeral will be held Saturday in Florida. Stoudemire is expected to rejoin the Knicks for practice on Monday. Anthony, who has a strained groin, will be out for at least another week. So the Knicks will continue to ride Lin's hot hand, his zippy passing and the surprising production of a low-budget surrounding cast. Steve Novak, who had barely made a ripple in his short Knicks career, had 19 points, his second straight game in double digits. Iman Shumpert added 17 points, and Landry Fields 16. Tyson Chandler, the last remaining marquee player, had 25 points and 11 rebounds and was the beneficiary of many of Lin's passes. Without Anthony and Stoudemire, Chandler is the Knicks" best threat inside, and he either bullied his way to the rim or drew fouls, going 11 for 14 from the line. Lin was having a quietly effective night, with his usual assortment of assists and layups, before unleashing a little flash. Late in the third quarter, Lin beat his man, slipped into the lane and rose for a driving right-handed dunk, bringing the Knicks" bench to its feet and eliciting a huge roar from the crowd, which was filled with Knicks fans. Lin had 8 points and 8 assists in the first half, leading the Knicks from an 8-point deficit to a 10-point lead, despite foul trouble and a lacerated chin. His second foul and the blood came simultaneously when John Wall plowed through Lin in the backcourt, drawing a foul. Lin did not need stitches, but he spent several minutes of the first quarter getting bandaged up on the sideline while the Knicks fell behind. Lin returned early in the second quarter, hit Novak for four 3-pointers and converted a pair of layups as the Knicks seized control. The Lin phenomenon is quickly spreading. The Wizards issued an extra 15 media credentials for the game, all Chinese and Taiwanese reporters sent to cover Lin. A group of five Asian-American men in the lower bowl wore blue shirts with orange lettering, spelling out "LIN 17." Fans sitting near the visitors" tunnel leaned over to snap photos of Lin as he entered and exited the court. Many others held homemade signs ("Lin for the win") and cheered his every move. If the added attention is affecting him in any way, Lin does not show it. He has experienced the media crush before, having spent his rookie season with the Golden State Warriors, his hometown team, in a market with a sizable Asian population that followed his every move. "I think last year was very helpful for this year," Lin said. Last year, it was kind of like this before I had ever played a game. And it was a lot for me at that time. I struggled. It hurt me on the court, just trying to get used to the lights and the attention and everybody kind of watching you. I think I'm more prepared this year. Landry Fields was selected to play in the N.B.A."s "rising stars" game, featuring a mix of rookies and second-year players, at All-Star weekend. Iman Shumpert, however, was not, which upset Coach Mike D'Antoni. "I was shocked that he didn't make it," D'Antoni said. Taking nothing away from anybody else, Iman deserved to be on it. Shumpert is sixth among rookies in scoring and among the leaders in steals and assists, but he could not crack the group of guards selected: Kyrie Irving, Ricky Rubio, MarShon Brooks, Brandon Knight and Kemba Walker. "I don't really mind it," Shumpert said. It would have been fun. It would have been a nice accomplishment and everything, but I'm more worried about turning this season around. He could also use the rest, to heal from a variety of nagging injuries. "Maybe that week will help," he said. ...Baron DavIS, who has not practiced in two weeks, is expected to work out on the court individually on Thursday.