Former Syracuse Orange star Carmelo Anthony suited up for the New York Knicks on Christmas Day yesterday. And while the Knicks lost 119-114 to the Boston Celtics, Anthony still performed reasonably well, scoring 29 points in the contest.
Going into Sunday’s matchup, Melo was the all-time leader in points per game on Christmas Day (minimum of four appearances), with 34.3. That number dipped down to 33.2 after failing to hit 30 points for the first time in his Christmas career (five games). But he did lead his team in scoring for the fifth straight time on Christmas Day just the same, and his hot second half (22 points) to keep the Knicks in it down the stretch.