Lin Shuhao has many fans, and the traffic on the Knicks' website has surged.
Today, Lin Shuhao lived up to everyone's expectations by leading the New York Knicks to a 120-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. His supporters rapidly clicked their mice, driving the official Knicks website, Facebook, and Twitter traffic to new highs, continuing to fuel the [Internet Linsanity] craze.
Yahoo Sports reported that since Lin Shuhao's breakout performance on February 4th, the traffic on the Knicks' official websites NYKnicks.com and KnicksNow.com surged by over 770% in just two weeks, with page views reaching 13.4 million, setting a new record for the Knicks. The number of visitors also increased by 531%, truly deserving the title of [Internet Linsanity].
O'Neill from MSG Network (Madison Square Garden Sports Network) said: "The Knicks' recent success on the court has driven enthusiastic Knicks fans, passionate sports enthusiasts, and even those who previously didn't follow sports to eagerly seek out the latest news about the Knicks and Lin Shuhao. This incredible demand has caused all our website platform metrics to hit new highs."
Lin Shuhao's dramatic rise resulted in an additional 500,000 [likes] on the Knicks' Facebook page, bringing the total to over 2 million likes. This wave of Linsanity also caused the Knicks' Twitter followers to soar by 35,000, and it can be anticipated that numbers related to the young star will only continue to grow more astonishingly.
After observing the Linsanity phenomenon on Twitter and Facebook, Klout.com, a social media analytics site, raised Lin Shuhao's influence score on social networks from 50 points two months ago to 84 points, with a full score being 100.
Lin Shuhao has also made the Knicks' owner's pockets much heavier. Since the outbreak of the Linsanity craze, fans have gone crazy purchasing approximately 50 types of Lin Shuhao-related merchandise, causing the Knicks' online store sales to skyrocket by 4000%.
In today's game against the Cavaliers, Lin Shuhao scored 19 points and provided 13 assists for a [double-double], grabbed 5 rebounds, and had only 1 turnover, helping the Knicks defeat the Cavaliers and start the second half of the season on a positive note.
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