Anthony put on an unbelievable performance at Madison Square Garden in a playoff atmosphere against the Bulls, who have the best record in the Eastern Conference and the most wins in the NBA. The Knicks beat the Bulls, 100-99 in overtime. Melo scored an astounding 43 points. He showed integrity and determination down the stretch making clutch basket after clutch basket. With 11 seconds left, Melo drained a long three pointer with the long arm of Taj Gibson right in his face. The Garden erupted into a thunderous roar. The Knicks seemed to be out of the game, but thanks to four missed free throws by Luol Deng and Derrick Rose, the Knicks stayed alive. Melo's clutch three helped send the Knicks to overtime where he was not done yet.
Melo would make a driving layup with just over a minute to go in overtime to cut the Bulls lead to two. With eight seconds left, Melo would make the Garden shake once again. He drained another long three pointer with Deng's hand in his face to give the Knicks a 100-99 lead. The Knicks would get a stop on defense and come out with the victory.
Anthony showed all his haters that he knows that it is his time. The Knicks are playing without Jeremy Lin for the rest of the season and possibly without star Amare Stoudemire for the year. Sunday was up there as one of the most magical performances ever seen at MSG. The Knicks needed that game as the Bucks are creeping up behind them for the eight seed in the East. It was a monumental win in a game that could be a playoff preview of the first round. Anyone who had doubts about Melo has hopped on the bandwagon now and is on for the ride.
The Knicks clearly are the team that the Bulls and Heat do not want to play in May. The Knicks are tied with the Sixers for the seven seed at the moment with the Bucks sitting just a game behind. New York has ten games remaining and will play the Bulls once again on Tuesday night in Chicago.
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