The Madison Square Garden was filled with celebs on Tuesday when the Knicks hosted the Pacers for game 3. Among the star-studded front row were Billie Eilish, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Jennifer Hudson and more. Carmelo Anthony was also present with his son, Kiyan, to see the Knicks win 121-91 thanks to a rampant Jalen Brunson.
After the game, Carmelo posted a celebratory picture of him with his son on social media which has since gone viral thanks to the Knicks fans.
Former Knicks hoopers John Starks, Latrell Sprewell, Herb Williams, Larry Johnson, Stephon Marbury and Patrick Ewing were also in the house, so it was only fitting to have a big group photo with the boys to give a massive dose of nostalgia.
Brunson and Co. made sure not to disappoint the front-row stars with a dominant display to take a 3-2 lead after back-to-back losses away from MSG. Brunson is breaking records at will with his performance in the playoffs and proved himself to be a far better asset in the post-season than his predecessor, Melo.
Comparing Carmelo Anthony and Jalen Brunson’s Playoff Performance
Carmelo Anthony played 7 seasons with the Knicks after joining them in 2011. Among those 7 seasons, only 3 times Melo made it to the playoffs with the NY franchise, the first of which came in his debut season.
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The Knicks played the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs and Carmelo Anthony put in a spirited display with 26 points per game, despite a 4-0 series sweep by the Cs. The next season, the Knicks made it to the playoffs, but a first-round exit was in store yet again. In the 5 games, Melo averaged 27.8 points before succumbing to the Heat.
In the 2012-13 season, the Knicks made it to the second playoff round after dispatching the Celtics. The Pacers, though, stopped their run as Carmelo ended his postseason with 28.8 points in 12 games. His total postseason points tally with the Knicks stands at 589, which has already been surpassed by Jalen Brunson.
Brunson reached the playoffs with the Knicks last season but eventually fell to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the 11 post-season games, Brunson averaged 27.8 points and his numbers improved significantly this season.
After the same number of games so far in the playoffs, Brunson is averaging 33.9 points per game, which puts his total postseason tally at 679.
Carmelo Anthony never reached the promise land with the Knicks, but Brunson, in this sort of form, could be the best bet New York ever had in the postseason.
