In the last four seasons of his career, Carmelo Anthony suffered the largest decline in his field data in NBA history. However, looking at his entire career, he is still a super scoring weapon with more than 25,000 points accumulated, the 22nd highest score in the history of the league. Looking back on his Knicks career, Melo was selected to the All-Star Game for seven consecutive years, won the scoring title, and was even an MVP contender. He made the playoffs three times with the Knicks, and the only game in his career that exceeded 60 points also occurred during his time with the Knicks.
Maybe Anthony would have had a better career ending without leaving Nick. Unfortunately, there are no ifs in reality, only records. Let's review this forgotten scoring master from the peak performance of Melo's Knicks period.
King of Madison Garden: franchise-high 62 points
- season：2013-2014 (career season 11)
- result:Nicks 125-96 Bobcats
- data:62 points, 13 rebounds, 65.7% shooting percentage (23-of-35).
In this home game against the Bobcats, Melo entered the absolute realm of scoring as soon as the game started. He directly accounted for 10 of the Knicks' first 14 points, whether it was mid-range singles, catch-and-shoot from the three-point line, or cutting and dunking into no one's territory. Whether the Bobcats are defensive specialist Michael Kidd-Gilchrist or Brother Harding Anthony Tolliver Neither of them can effectively reduce Melo's scoring efficiency. The entire game almost turned into a teaching video of Melo's mid-range elbow singles.
Before halftime, Melo scored his 37th point with a horse-riding shot near the midfield, which directly verified the unstoppable hot touch that day. He also retired after scoring 62 points in the fourth quarter. These 62 points are the highest single-game record in the history of the Knicks (the previous holder was Bernard King's 60 points). It also finally broke the single-game highest score record set by Kobe Bryant as a visiting player five years ago at Madison Square Garden (61 ).
Although this season ended up being the first time in Anthony's career that he missed the playoffs, this game in January will go down in history.
Clutch Melo: Save the game and make the playoffs
- season:2011-2012 (career season 9)
- result:Knicks 100-Bulls 99(OT)
- data:43 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
The leading actor of the Knicks this season is Jeremy Lin, who played Linsanity. However, it was Carmelo Anthony who saved the Knicks at the end of the season. In this game against the Bulls, Melo not only scored a game-high 43 points, but also got a plus-one opportunity with a cut-in one minute before the end of the regular season. He also directly dribbled the ball with 10 seconds left. A three-pointer tied the score.
The script for the playoffs has not changed, and Melo is still the Knicks hero in the last minute. He first scored two points with a right-hand cut for a layup with one minute left, and then scored a three-point lead from the same position at a 45-degree angle on the right side with tens of seconds remaining. He scored five points in a row to help the team win. At the same time, this game is also considered the most critical game for the Knicks to squeeze into the playoffs as the eighth seed.
King of jump shots: 50 points in a single game without entering the penalty area
- season:2012-13 (career season 9)
- result:Knicks 102-90 Heat
- data:50 points, 7 three-pointers, total field goal percentage (18-of-26)
Melo demonstrated the art of the so-called "jump shot machine" at Miami's home court. Anthony has scored more than 50 points in a single game 4 times in his career, but this game was the most special among them because he reached 50 points without a single shot in the penalty area. In the NBA game, Melo's jump shot is also a means for him to open up the space for cutting. However, in this game, he did not make a cut or tip-in, and relied entirely on jump shots to score.
Clutch Melo: Debut in Knicks history
- season:2010-11 (8th season of career)
- result:Nick 102-90 Bucks
- data:27 points, 10 rebounds
Carmelo Anthony parted ways with his parent team, the Nuggets, at the end of February. At the end of February, the Knicks launched a three-way trade to add him to the team, forming a star forward group of Melo and Amar'e Stoudemire. Melo did not score in the first game of Nick's career, but he scored 6 points for Nick at the critical moment in the last minute of the game and ultimately helped the team win.
His 27 points in a single game tied Dick Barnett for the third-highest total by a debutant in Knicks history, trailing only Keith Van Horn and Allan Houston's 29 and 28 points. I believe that for Knicks fans, they would not be too dissatisfied with the outcome of this transaction at that time.
Olympic Melo: Breaks U.S. team history scoring and three-point shooting records
- season: 2012 (Career Season 9)
- result:United States 156-73 Nigeria
- data:37 points, 4 rebounds, 10 three-pointers (10-of-12)
Camelo Anthony's precise shooting performance in the Olympics gave birth to the existence of the "Olympic version of Melo". In a lineup full of talents, Melo does not need to take on too many tasks of organizing, dribbling, and attracting defenses. He only needs to show his most specialized ability, fast and accurate shooting.
In this game against Nigeria, Melo told World Basketball that he is an intuitive and pure offensive weapon. In the middle of the third quarter, he scored 10 three-pointers and scored 37 points (still playing a 10-minute game) , both setting records in the history of the American team. And his performance in the national team has also made professional teams continue to think about "how to find the Olympic version of Melo" in the future.
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