He too is in his 19th season, and yet, we rarely talk about the longevity of carmelo anthony. He too is 37 years old, and even if he does not evolve at the exceptional level of a LeBron James, “Melo” is still capable, on certain evenings, of punishing defenses and getting out of very big matches. Like this night against his former Blazers teammates. It was with them that he relaunched his career, and it was against them that he recalled that he was still a formidable striker.
As soon as he entered the game, after only three minutes, “Melo” struck, and he never gave up. He was so good that he will gratify the public with an “alley oop” in the 4th quarter!
“Honestly, I can’t explain it. Without you being disrespectful, it’s hard to make you understand. When you’ve never felt it, it’s hard to tell you what zone you’re in, and what it looks like on the pitch.” explains Carmelo Anthony after the win over Portland. “It’s a good feeling. Things just happen on their own, they go the right way, and everything seems straight. And it’s not just in the game. During the whole day, I was in levitation. I don’t know why but there are days like this when you wake up feeling good. Maybe it’s due to rest after a long road trip. Maybe it’s the awareness of the importance of matches, and that you have to raise your level of play to try to win these matches. “
“I find that people don’t talk enough about what Carmelo is doing when he is also in his 19th year”
For Frank Vogel, this performance with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, 75% on shots, shows how great a player “Melo” is. And for a long time.
“LeBron is being praised a lot for what he’s doing in his 19th year, but I think people don’t talk enough about what Carmelo is doing when he’s also in his 19th year. What he’s doing is remarkable, and he was terrible tonight! ” praises the Lakers coach. “Of course, as Anthony Davis said, he scores points, but there is also the defensive coverage that we tried to put in place in the 4th quarter, and in defense he was at the head of everything by his communication, his intelligence, his leadership and his will to win. But his marksmanship is great to watch. “
Orphan of LeBron James, and while Russell Westbrook is still angry with his shooting, Anthony Davis is obviously delighted to be able to count on such a helping hand.
“He is very good, and he has been useful since the start of the season, especially in the post” explains the MVP of the night. “He’s dominated the post all his career, and there he helps me on the two-man strikes and things like that. And then he talks all the time. He talks to me all the time, he tells the guys what he sees, what he thinks we should do and what systems we should run.
Like his coach, Anthony Davis is still amazed by the address of his teammate. “His address is above the lot. However, before the game, when I stretched, I saw that he was 1 out of 10 or 2 out of 10 from 3-pointers in the last two games. I thought that was strange because I hadn’t even noticed it. And there, he catches fire… His creation and his address are brilliant for us. This involves the public, but also our team because when it is like that, everyone follows. “
| carmelo anthony | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2003-04 | DEN | 82 | 37 | 42.6 | 32.2 | 77.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 21.0 |
| 2004-05 | DEN | 75 | 35 | 43.1 | 26.6 | 79.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 20.8 |
| 2005-06 | DEN | 80 | 37 | 48.1 | 24.3 | 80.8 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 26.5 |
| 2006-07 | DEN | 65 | 38 | 47.6 | 26.8 | 80.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 28.9 |
| 2007-08 | DEN | 77 | 36 | 49.2 | 35.4 | 78.6 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 25.7 |
| 2008-09 | DEN | 66 | 35 | 44.3 | 37.1 | 79.3 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 22.8 |
| 2009-10 | DEN | 69 | 38 | 45.8 | 31.6 | 83.0 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 28.2 |
| 2010-11* | All Teams | 77 | 36 | 45.5 | 37.8 | 83.8 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 25.6 |
| 2010-11* | DEN | 50 | 36 | 45.2 | 33.3 | 82.3 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 25.2 |
| 2010-11* | NYK | 27 | 36 | 46.1 | 42.4 | 87.2 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 26.3 |
| 2011-12 | NYK | 55 | 34 | 43.0 | 33.5 | 80.4 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 22.6 |
| 2012-13 | NYK | 67 | 37 | 44.9 | 37.9 | 83.0 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 28.7 |
| 2013-14 | NYK | 77 | 39 | 45.2 | 40.2 | 84.8 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 27.4 |
| 2014-15 | NYK | 40 | 36 | 44.4 | 34.1 | 79.7 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 24.2 |
| 2015-16 | NYK | 72 | 35 | 43.4 | 33.9 | 82.9 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 21.9 |
| 2016-17 | NYK | 74 | 34 | 43.3 | 35.9 | 83.3 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 22.4 |
| 2017-18 | OKAY | 78 | 32 | 40.4 | 35.7 | 76.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 16.2 |
| 2018-19 | HOO | 10 | 29 | 40.5 | 32.8 | 68.2 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 13.4 |
| 2019-20 | ORP | 58 | 33 | 43.0 | 38.5 | 84.5 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 15.4 |
| 2020-21 | ORP | 69 | 25 | 42.1 | 40.9 | 89.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 2021-22 | ALL | 49 | 27 | 43.7 | 38.9 | 82.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 13.6 |
| Total | 1240 | 35 | 44.7 | 35.6 | 81.4 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 22.6 | |
