HIGHS & LOWS

MELO’S 10 BEST MOMENTS

62-point game: On Jan. 24, 2014, against the Bobcats, Melo broke Bernard King’s franchise record and the Garden record for points in a game, going 23-for-35 from the field.

20,000 career points: On Nov. 2, 2014, against those same Bobcats, Anthony joined an elite club that included just 39 other players at the time — there are now 46. Carmelo is one of the eight members who still are active. ESPYs speech: At the

2016 ESPYs, Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Paul delivered a message to create change after “a spotlight [was put] on injustice, distrust, and anger that plague so many of us” regarding police shootings. 2012-13 scoring title: Anthony led the league with 28.7 points per game. He also finished third overall in MVP voting. 2013 playoff series win:

Melo led the Knicks to their first playoff series victory in 13 years, defeating the Celtics in six games. The Knicks fell to the Pacers in the conference semifinals. All-Star Game 3-point record: Anthony set the record for most 3-pointers in an All-Star Game with eight. He finished with 30 points as the East rallied to win, 163-155. Clutch 3s vs. Bulls: On April 8, 2012, trailing by three with 19.4 seconds left when reigning league MVP Derrick Rose missed a pair of free throws, Anthony drained a clutch 3 in Taj Gibson’s face to force overtime. Down two with 20 seconds left in the extra session, Melo drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer from 2 feet behind the arc, with Luol Deng’s hand covering his eyes. 2016 Olympics: Anthony officially became the most decorated USA Men’s Olympic Basketball player of alltime during the 2016 Games — the first to win four medals and first to win three golds. He ranks first in games played (31), points (336), field goals made (113), field goals attempted (262), rebounds (125), 3-point field goals attempted (139), free throws made (53), and free throws attempted (71). At the 2012 Games, Melo set the men’s USA Olympic record with 37 points and 12 3-pointers in a game against Nigeria. Snapping playoff skids: In 2011, Melo helped send the Knicks to the postseason for the first time in seven years, posting a 42-40 record good enough for the sixth seed. They were swept by the Celtics in the first round. The following season, Anthony and the Knicks won Game 4 of their first-round battle against the Heat — the franchise’s first win in a playoff game since the 2001 first-round series against the Raptors. Posterizing Pendergraph: With 2:12 left to play in the third quarter of a tied Game 2 in the 2013 conference semifinals against the Pacers, Melo blew past Indiana forward David West and slammed a two-handed jam over Jeff Pendergraph. Melo’s dunk was so powerful it knocked Pendergraph to the ground.

MELO’S 10 WORST MOMENTS

Rejected by Hibbert: Up by two with five minutes left in the 2013 second-round playoff matchup against the Pacers, Roy Hibbert came up with a key block on an Anthony layup attempt, which completely flipped momentum. The Knicks lost the game and the series, and Melo’s best chance at a deep playoff run was over. Zen disaster: Phil Jackson was brought in to save the Knicks franchise, but Melo and Phil never truly saw eye-to-eye. Maybe it was the triangle, maybe not, who knows. Regardless, now they’re both gone.

Leaving the Knicks: After months of trade talk and destination wish lists and various club comments that omitted Anthony in discussions about the future, the superstar was traded to the Thunder, joining Russell Westbrook and Paul George. The Knicks received center Enes Kanter and forward Doug McDermott. Mike D’Antoni resigns: Carmelo never bought into D’Antoni’s high-flying offensive strategy, and in March 2012, the Knicks head coach resigned amid turmoil between the two. D’Antoni later acknowledged Melo gave the Knicks’ brass an ultimatum: either he goes or I go. 2015 knee surgery: Going into the 2015 All-Star Game, Carmelo already was nursing a sore knee. Nevertheless, he played 30 minutes in the exhibition then had season-ending surgery not long after.

Linsanity: Carmelo was not the talk of the town during Linsanity, and many feel he mishandled the situation. It was largely due to Anthony’s injury that Jeremy Lin was able to make the Back Page day after day, and Anthony reportedly wasn’t eager to play second fiddle to the guard.

KG spat and ban: In January 2013, Kevin Garnett reportedly called out Melo’s wife La La, leading to a postgame confrontation between the two outside the visiting team’s locker room at the Garden. Both received suspensions following the dispute, and Melo was criticized for a lack of discipline. Ejected vs. Celtics in 2016:

Carmelo once again showed a lack of discipline, only this time it was regarding the refs. Melo could not control himself after a close foul call and quickly received two technical fouls for his behavior. 2015-16 season: Coming off of the knee injury that sidelined him for the second half of the previous season, Melo set out to prove that he was worth what the Knicks paid for him in year two. The team finished 13th in the conference at 32-50, and Anthony’s numbers were down.

Melo signs extension: Anthony got a $124 million extension over five years in 2014. He continued to put up big numbers year after year, but the Knicks became the laughingstock of the league. Add in the no-trade clause that made dealing him much more difficult, and this turned into a total disaster for the Knicks’ front office (until they finally traded him).