"Where is Me-lo?"
The most conspicuous man in the building disappeared during a timeout, hobbled by his sore knee and bruised ego.
"Where is Me-lo?"
They chanted with glee, rubbing it in the face of the beleaguered Knicks, down 30 points in the fourth quarter.
"Where is Me-lo?"
The answer now, really, is: Who cares?
It's over now — the trade and Carmelo Anthony's return to Denver — and now Nuggets fans can focus on the stretch run, which should be a dandy. With Wednesday night's 117-94 rout of New York, the Nuggets won their 10th consecutive game, as they're entrenched in a race to third place.
Denver, still fifth in the Western Conference, is one game back of fourth (Clippers) and 1½ games back of third (Memphis).
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Rough return for Carmelo Anthony as Nuggets blowout Knicks
Denver Post | Mar 14
