On the night where he scored his 28,000th point in the NBA, Carmelo Anthony made a huge difference for the Lakers.
They were down big to the Hornets early but nearly completed a 4th quarter comeback and that obviously ticked Michael Jordan off to the point where he became the NBA’s latest meme.
The key to the Lakers’ comeback, though, was the play of Carmelo Anthony. In a game the Lakers lost by 3 points, Anthony was a +20 coming off of the bench. He scored 19 points on 12 shots and got to the free throw line 7 times. Without his performance, they don’t have a shot at winning the game.
