Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) went off Friday night in a game versus the Charlotte Bobcats at Madison Square Garden in New York. Anthony scored 62 points against Charlotte's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, finishing 23 of 35, significantly helping his team pull past the Bobcats 125-96. Anthony also set many records with his tremendous performance, including scoring a record high in Madison Square Garden, passing Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Bernard King. His biggest achievement, however, was undoubtedly bringing smiles to all the fans of New York, which was desperately needed during a miserable season. "Just to see everybody smiling once again, that's what I was more excited to see," Anthony said. "Guys on the bench smiling, high-fiving, having fun once again, that's the only thing I care about." The amazing part about Melo's performance was that he came out of the game with nearly 7 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter to take in all the cheers and love from the crowd and his teammates. If Melo would have remained in the game, he would have been on pace to score a staggering 73 points, setting him behind the 3 highest scorers of all time in a single game, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, and David Thompson.
Points source: http://nbahoopsonline.com/History/Leagues/NBA/pointsingame.html
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