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Carmelo Anthony Knick Debut vs Bucks- Full Highlights (2011) (HD)
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Description: (HD) This is Carmelo Anthony's New York Knick debut in Madison Square Garden February 23, 2011. Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in his New York debut. They started standing in Madison Square Garden at the 15-minute mark, when a faraway shot of the Knicks hallway huddle was shown on the JumboTron. They stayed standing, some 19000 strong, while Carmelo Anthony went through warmups and grooved to "STAT and Melo," a remix of Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" was played. And they gave Anthony a thundering ovation when his spot in the lineup was announced. Carmelo Anthony may have been excited to be in New York but no more than New York was excited to have him. This is what they wanted, city and player. Anthony wanted to play in a big market -- a big east coast market, if possible -- and play on a team with a chance to win. New York won't win a championship this season, but with Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire, both 26, they have the building blocks of a potential dynasty. A couple of good drafts, a free agent or two, maybe another big deal (hello, Chris Paul) and the Knicks should be in business. Whatever. However it happened, Anthony is a Knick and he and Stoudemire have one mandate now: win. And that will take time. Throw Wednesday night's sloppy 114-108 win over the Bucks out. Despite scoring 27 points, Anthony looked nervous and Mike D'Antoni was explaining plays to Chauncey Billups as he was bringing the ball up the floor. More than once, Billups ...
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