Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Anthony attended Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy before playing college basketball at Syracuse. In Anthony's freshman season, he led the Orangemen to their first ever National Championship and was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Anthony then entered the 2003 NBA draft where he was selected with the third overall pick by the Denver Nuggets...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth29 May 1984
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I think in certain situations last year and the year before last I would have tried to take that shot with three people on me. But I've seen even if I don't shoot the ball to win the game, I can win the game by passing it out of a double team.
Now we don't have to put too much pressure on ourselves. It was good to come on the road and get this win. I don't think anybody predicted where we'd be where we are right now in three years. This is one of the stages we've been trying to get to. Now that we're here, we want to move forward and win a playoff series.
We have seven games on the road coming up. If we can win at least five of those games on this trip, it will define us as a team.
We knew that it was a division game and we wanted to win it and we showed that.
If we win playing ugly ball, we'll take it.
This was a good win for us. We had good aggression in the fourth quarter.
My team needed me out there to get some things done. At halftime I just told them it's time for me to wake up and just go out there and win the game.
I don't think anybody thought we'd be where we are now, after three years. This is one of the stages we've been trying to get to. Now that we're here, we want to move forward and win a playoff series.
I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win.
I want to win the game. I dont worry about taking over the game unless I have to.
When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.
When I was young, I was sold on winning. I was always serious on the court. As I got older, I realized that it was just a basketball game. Just go out there and have fun.
To go out there and play and have fun and hopefully win a championship. That's my goal.
We're still getting better as a team. We're still learning how to play basketball as a team and how to win tough games.