McFarlane NBA Sports Picks Series 20 Carmelo Anthony Action Figure

On February 22, 2011, Anthony was traded to the New York Knicks in a multi-player deal also involving the Minnesota Timberwolves. Carmelo was traded to the Knicks with Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups to play alongside Amare Stoudemire, who was already on the Knicks.[90][91] Carmelo Anthony is wearing number 7 with the Knicks, due to his former number 15 being retired by the Knicks for Earl Monroe and Dick McGuire. Anthony's first game with the Knicks was a 114108 win against the Milwaukee Bucks in which he scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds and an assist. In game 2 of the NBA playoffs in Boston, Anthony tied a playoff career high with 42 points and also had 17 rebounds and 6 assists in a Knicks loss. The Knicks ended up losing to the Boston Celtics in 4 games in the first round of the playoffs.