Carmelo Anthony, who scored 29 points, called this game a "must-win," but the Knicks didn't listen, falling 127-114 to the Nuggets on Saturday night in Denver.
DENVER — Carmelo Anthony labeled Saturday night’s game a “must-win’’ as he looked for his first victory in the Mile High City since the 2011 trade that brought him to the Knicks.
Apparently, only Anthony regarded the game with such importance as his blunt assessment fell on deaf ears.
Despite Anthony’s spry offensive showing, in which he looked like he was in his mid-20s again, the Nuggets built a 17-point lead in the second quarter and rolled over the tired-looking, defensively deficient Knicks, 127-114, at Pepsi Arena.