Melo’s Scoring Binges Showcase Versatility

[jonathanlambert33]

Carmelo Anthony spent his Tuesday and Wednesday evenings pouring in 90 points on 53 shots, which is a pretty nice way to spend your evenings, if you ask me. Melo is no stranger to scoring binges; he previously scored 40+ points in consecutive games in October 2009, and he’s always been a player capable of piling up points very, very quickly. What was unusual about these last two games, though, is that he went about getting his points in completely different ways in each game.
 
Against the LeBron and Wade-less Miami Heat on Tuesday, 12 of Carmelo’s 18 baskets came when he acted as an off ball scoring threat (i.e. spot-ups or off screen plays). Of those 12 baskets, 10 didn’t even require Melo to take a dribble. He went 10-for-12 on such shots for the evening. Only four of Carmelo’s baskets against the Heat came via isolation, one came via post-up and one more came when he was the ball handler in a pick-and-roll.
 
It was mostly a catch-and-shoot clinic, with a dash of one-on-one play thrown in for posterity’s sake. Let’s take a look at a few clips. This one’s from early in the first quarter.

 
http://hoopchalk.com/2013/04/04/melos-scoring-binges-showcase-versatility/

 

[Pugz]

the 50 points with no points in the paint is pretty remarkable.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

another excellent blogger. Been following Jared for a while on tweetuh. 
 
Real good breakdown that Melo can be more than just an Isolation player and can score from so many different angles.