Among the many positives from the NBA’s return is the fact that Carmelo Anthony has been a fairly effective player for the Portland Trail Blazers — and an integral part of the team’s surge to the eighth seed and the likely play-in series with either the Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs or Phoenix Suns.
Along with game-winning bucket against the Toronto Raptors, ‘Melo has managed to score in double digits in six of seven games in the bubble and has accounted for 20 or more in four of those (and three straight, currently).