Carmelo Anthony is having a MVP-caliber campaign, but his injury won’t cripple the New York Knicks.
He only played 23 minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers, and New York was still able to walk away with the win. According to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, Melo is indeed out against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday and could miss more time, but if the following Knicks stay hot, they’ll survive their short stint without him.
3. Rasheed Wallace
Sheed’s minutes will increase at power forward in Melo’s absence, and believe it or not, he could blow up. He’s currently the seventh-leading scorer on the team, averaging 7.2 points in just 14.6 minutes of action.
Claim your prize if you called that one.
2. J.R. Smith
Smith is capable of dropping 20 points any given night, but he’s only done so four times this season, and three of those instances came in the first five games. New York may be able to knock off the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets without Smith exploding, but if Anthony is still out against the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls, t ...
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Carmelo Anthony Injury: Knicks Who Must Carry Scoring Load with Melo out
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