Carmelo Anthony Scores 62 Points, Setting a Knicks Record
Carmelo Anthony did not need to scream, dance, pump his fists or point skyward after his 45-foot heave at the halftime buzzer went through the net at Madison Square Garden on Friday. His expression — eyes staring ahead, lips slightly puckered, nostrils flaring — said enough about his emotions on this night.
It was the most difficult of his 23 field goals against the Charlotte Bobcats, but that was all relative, really. All of it seemed easy, just so easy, as if he were playing one-on-one to 100 in a game he could not afford to lose.
The shots kept going up, up, always up — five shots in the first five minutes, 10 in the first quarter of the Knicks’ 125-96 win. Coach Mike Woodson finally approached him. “Do you need to sit?” he asked.
No, Anthony said, not tonight. His tally continued: 30 points with 5 minutes 51 seconds left in the half, 40 points by 10:05 in the third.
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