Carmelo Anthony: Highest Scoring Playoff Games of the NBA Superstar

• Carmelo Anthony recorded four 40-point playoff games in his NBA pro career
• He scored at least 40 points in the postseason twice as a member of the Nuggets
• Anthony scored at least 40 points in the playoffs twice as a member of the Knicks

Carmelo Anthony was a scoring machine during his time in the NBA.

He lit up the scoreboard during the playoffs, averaging 23.1 points in 83 games in the postseason in his career.

Sports Brief looks at all the 40-point games Anthony racked up in his playoff career.

Anthony scores 42 vs. Jazz

Anthony opened his campaign in the 2010 postseason with a bang, scoring a playoff career-high 42 points in the Denver Nuggets’ 126-113 win over the Utah Jazz.

He shot 18 of 25 from the floor, including 2 of 5 from the 3-point area in Game 1 of their first-round series.

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Anthony wreaked havoc against the Jazz, who missed the services of Andrei Kirilenko due to a calf injury, per ESPN.

Anthony scores 42 vs. Celtics

Anthony torched the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their first-round series in 2011, scoring 42 points. He shot 14 of 30 from the field and made 10 of his 11 free throws.

Apart from matching his playoff career high for points, Anthony also set a new high for rebounds with 17 boards.

Anthony’s efforts went for naught, though, as the New York Knicks suffered a gut-wrenching 96-93 loss to the Celtics.

Anthony scores 41 vs. Miami

Anthony helped the Knicks record their first postseason victory since 2001, scoring 41 points in New York’s 89-87 win over the Miami Heat on May 6, 2012.

Anthony stepped up big time in Game 4 with the Knicks trailing 0-3 in the first-round series, per New York Daily News.

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He shot 15 of 29 from the field and knocked down 10 of his 14 free throws.

Anthony scores 41 vs. Dallas

Anthony punished the Mavs’ defense in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 11, 2009.

He scored 41 points on 15 of 29 shooting. He also made nine of his 11 free throws.

It still wasn’t enough to overcome the Mavs as Dallas pulled off a thrilling 119-117 victory.

Dirk Nowitzki kept the Mavs’ season alive, scoring 44 points and grabbing 13 rebounds against the Nuggets.

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The Nuggets star scored at least 40 points in the postseason five times.

Three of those came in Denver’s first-round series against the Utah Jazz inside the Orlando bubble.