When Carmelo Anthony signed with the Portland Trail Blazers back in November, it was assumed that he was signing with the Blazers because they were the only team that would give him a chance to prove that he could still play. Anthony had been out of the league for over a year at the time and was seen as washed out star who could do very little to help a team win.
Fortunately, it only took Anthony a few games to silence the critics. After struggling in his first three games with the team, Anthony put together a streak of masterpiece games against the Thunder and Bulls (twice), all in which the Blazers won.