Monday night in Atlanta, “Milestone Melo” became “Top 10 Melo.”
With 14 points in a 123-114 loss to the Hawks in the fifth game of a six-game road trip, Carmelo Anthony moved passed Elvin Hayes to move into 10th in NBA history in scoring. Anthony started his second season with the Blazers and his 18th in the NBA in 15th in scoring in league history and has proceeded to pass Tim Duncan, Dominique Wilkins, Oscar Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon and now Hayes to enter the Top 10.
“Top 10 in anything of all-time is a special moment, so I don’t want to take this moment for granted,” said Anthony.