Carmelo had himself a night

Box score. For those who didn’t watch last night, and considering it was Knicks v Bobcats that’s probably a majority of you, Carmelo went off. He had 37 points by halftime and 56 heading in to the 4th quarter. If the Knicks weren’t already up by 30 when he was subbed out for good, Carmelo would’ve had way more than the 62 points he finished with. Mike Woodosn let Melo get the single-game points record at Madison Square Garden, which was nice, then took him out. With over 9 minutes remaining. Not saying he would’ve passed Kobe’s 81 points, but most would have like to see how many he could get. With how Melo was shooting, leaving him in for even a few more minutes and he would’ve gotten into the 70s easily. Now I’m all for sportsmanship, but it’s not Melo’s job to take the shots and defend them too. If Charlotte wanted to stop him from scoring so easily, then they need to step up their defense; Melo shouldn’t have to leave to make it even. While jacking up 3s in the last minute when your team is up 30 just to get a record is considered  in poor taste, shooting 3s with 9 minutes left is more of a gray area. At least let him have a shot at the record Woodson (although, looking back on Kobe’s game, he really should have scored way more. With the guys he had around him I’m surprised he didn’t average 81 a game that year. Played with a guy named Smush and a literal crack head.)