Technically, Tuesday's Heat-Knicks game was indoors, but Carmelo Anthony spent the evening playing outside. Anthony equaled his career-high 50 points grandly gunning the Knicks to their ninth straight victory. Anthony sank seven threes, while facing only one-third of the "Big Three" of the Heat, wresting a win away, while James and Wade were resting. Anthony shot 69% from the floor, including 70% from long-distance, to help his team go the distance. Amazingly, all 18 of Anthony's baskets were from 15 feet or further away from the hoop. None of his attempts were at closer range than that, either. Anthony was so zeroed-in on putting up points that he had zeros in every other category until the third quarter, proving you can be both a hero and a zero simultaneously.
The stat line of the night belonged to Anthony, but the line of night was drolly delivered by Shane Battier, who was given the task of guarding the skilled scorer: "It's an inopportune time to announce my candidacy for defensive player of the year." At this point, we'd estimate Battier, like Anthony's favorite field goal, is a long-shot.
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