When the Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent forward Carmelo Anthony this offseason, some were skeptical because of his age and lack of defense.
However, he has gotten off to a splendid start this season.
On Sunday, he had 28 points against the Memphis Grizzlies, and he got some love from teammate LeBron James for achieving a new milestone.
Anthony surpassed legendary center Moses Malone to move into ninth place on the NBA’s career scoring list, and in doing so, he rescued the Purple and Gold.
On a night when James and Anthony Davis were quiet offensively, the formally winless Lakers needed all of Anthony’s points to escape an upstart Memphis team, 121-118.
The Syracuse University product was white-hot, hitting 10 of his 15 shots from the field and a blistering 6-of-8 from the 3-point line. Anthony also looked spry in the team’s first two games and is shooting very well overall from the outside.
With Kendrick Nunn, Talen Horton-Tucker, Wayne Ellington and Trevor Ariza all out due to injury, Anthony continuing to shoot well will be a big key in getting the Lakers on track.
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