Devon vs Robbie E – TV title
Devon defeats Robbie E in singles competition at TNA Victory Road on pay-per-view to become the new TNA Television Champion. Devon picks up the pinfall victory at three minutes.
Joe & Magnus vs Morgan & Crimson – Tag team titles
Joe and Magnus defeat Morgan and Crimson in two on two competition at TNA Victory Road on pay-per-view to retain the TNA Tag Team Championships. Crimson is pinned at ten minutes and fifteen seconds.
Aries vs Ion – X Division title
Aries defeats Ion in singles competition at TNA Victory Road on pay-per-view to retain the X Division Championship. Aries picks up the submission victory at eleven minutes and ten seconds.
Storm vs Ray – No. 1 contender
Storm defeats Ray in singles competition at TNA Victory Road on pay-per-view to become the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Ray attacks Storm before the match. Storm picks up the clean pinfall victory after delivering a superkick at one minute and ten seconds.
Knicks 104-97 Mavericks
The Knicks defeat the defending champions Dallas Mavericks. Lin has 28 points and 14 assists in the victory. For the Mavericks, Nowitzki drops 34 points and 5 rebounds. Lin:
This is helpful to us, not just to me but to us, just to be able to see where our team can go and what we can become, and I think that’s the biggest takeaway from tonight
Mavericks guard Terry:
I think they found something in Lin, and they’re starting to piece together a team that can beat anyone
Pelicans 89-85 Knicks
The Pelicans defeat the Knicks and snap their seven-game winning streak. Lin puts up 26 points and 5 assists, but also has 9 turnovers in the loss. Ariza has 25 points and 8 rebounds for the Pelicans. Lin:
Just a lackluster effort on my part coming out and careless with the ball, and so nine turnovers is obviously never going to get it done from your primary ballhandler. It’s on me in terms of taking care of the ball and also the game in general.
Knicks 100-85 Kings
The New York Knicks defeat the Sacramento Kings for their seventh straight win. Lin plays distributor and puts up 10 points and 13 assists in the game. Lin:
As a point guard, my field goal attempts have been really high and I don’t think that’s necessarily good. I think it’s more of my job to distribute and get people in rhythm.
Knicks Coach D’Antoni:
I just thought we played really exceptionally well the first quarter. Just the ball was moving, every time we drew up a play they ran it perfectly. Every time I think there was an opportunity to make a great pass, they did it.
Knicks 90-87 Raptors
Linsanity continues as the New York Knicks defeat the Toronto Raptors. Lin puts up 27 points, 11 assists, and the game-winning three to extend the Knicks’ win-streak to six. Coach D’Antoni jokes:
I’m just glad it went like this so we can calm the Linsanity down
Lin:
It’s not because of me, it’s because we’re coming together as a team. We started making these steps earlier but we were still losing close games and so obviously it wasn’t fun. But when you win, that solves a lot of problems. We’ve been winning and we’ve been playing together.
Roode vs Ray vs Storm vs Hardy – TNA title
Roode defeats Storm, Ray and Hardy in four-way competition (with Sting acting as special guest referee) to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Roode picks up the pinfall victory over Hardy after Sting accidentally strikes him with the championship belt.
Aries vs Shelley – X Division title
Aries defeats Shelley in singles competition at TNA Against All Odds on pay-per-view to retain the TNA X Division Championship. Aries picks up the submission victory at fifteen minutes and five seconds.
Joe & Magnus vs Morgan & Crimson – Tag team titles
Joe and Magnus defeat Morgan and Crimson in two on two action at TNA Against All Odds to become the TNA Tag Team Champions. Magnus picks up the pinfall victory over Morgan at nine minutes and fifty-five seconds.
Kim vs Tara – Knockouts title
Kim defeats Tara in singles competition at TNA Against All Odds on pay-per-view to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship. Kim picks up the pinfall victory after delivering “Eat Defeat” at six minutes and forty-five seconds.
Robbie E vs Moore – TV title
Robbie E defeats Moore in singles competition at TNA Against All Odds on pay-per-view to become the TNA Television Champion. Robbie E picks up the pinfall victory at nine minutes and thirty-five seconds.
Knicks 100-98 Timberwolves
Lin leads the Knicks to a victory against the Timberwolves, extending their win-streak to five. Lin has 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. For the Timberwolves, Love leads the team with 32 points and 21 rebounds. Lin:
It was an ugly one, it was a gutsy one, it was a road win, everybody was tired. That’s the beauty of basketball. That’s the beauty of our time. We never gave up.
Knicks 92-85 Lakers
The Knicks defeat the Lakers. Lin has 38 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists. Bryant puts up 34 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers. Lin:
The only thing we established tonight is four in a row. Now we try to go for five tomorrow. I’m not too worried about proving anything to anybody. As a team we’re growing and trying to build on the momentum.
Bryant on Linsanity:
I think it’s a great story. I think it’s a testament to perseverance and hard work. Good example for kids everywhere
Knicks 107-93 Wizards
Lin leads the Knicks to their third straight win with 23 points and a career-high 10 assists. Lin has had a breakout week after going undrafted in 2010 and recently being sent to the D-League:
Like I said after the last game, I wouldn’t have imagined this
Coach D’Antoni:
He just does everything easy and the rest of the guys around him are playing the way we want to play.
Knicks 99-88 Jazz
Lin starts his first game in his NBA career. He scores a career-high 28 points along with 8 assists to lead the Knicks to victory, despite missing their two all-stars Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire. Lin:
Basketball’s so fun when you play on a team where people want to work together and work through tough times and overcome them and have victories like this. This one was ugly and we lost a couple of players, but this team has a lot of will.
Knicks 99-92 Nets
Linsanity begins as Lin has a breakout game in a win against the Nets, dropping 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Lin has hardly been a factor in the NBA, and was even recently sent to the D-League. However, Coach D’Antoni gives him a chance to run the offense:
I had my doubts, but we just stayed with it and he has some of the qualities that we needed.
Lin:
This night, it just hasn’t really sunk in yet to be honest. It’s like I’m still kind of in shock about everything that happened but I’m just trying to soak it all in right now.
Wins 2012 Royal Rumble match
Sheamus outlasts thirty other WWE Superstars in the over-the-top-rope elimination Royal Rumble match at the pay-per-view of the same name. Winning the match guarantees Sheamus a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 28.
Punk vs Ziggler – WWE title
Punk defeats Ziggler in singles competition at WWE Royal Rumble on pay-per-view to retain the WWE Championship. Punk picks up the pinfall victory after delivering a “GTS” at fourteen minutes and thirty seconds.