The Game That LeBron James Faced PRIME Carmelo Anthony! EPIC Duel Highlights 2010.02.18 - MUST SEE

LeBron James Triple-Double 43 pts, 15 ast, 13 reb vs Carmelo Anthony 40 pts 7 ast 6 reb + CLUTCH SHOT Full Game Highlights | Denver Nuggets vs Cleveland Cavaliers | February 18, 2010 | 2009-10 NBA Season | HOH Throwback
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[@nalenciagas2454]

this game was lit people forget how unguardable prime Melo was crazy how much disrespect he gets now

[@nalenciagas2454]

The Wallstar fax bro

[@unlimitedbaskets1240]

@halfmanhalftree melo can still drop 40 homie . Don't get it twisted

[@hennyspiderman9974]

Melo was basically bron with a jumpshot on offense. He bullied niggas with his strength and his jumper was wet from mid

[@Bobo_mo_Bro]

exactly! Nugget Melo was unstoppable and absolutely clutch.

[@treygreypaws3689]

Yup he used to be a beast for sure and all those Jordan commercials lol

[@MarcusExum97]

Melo used to be the perfect package on offense. A smooth jumper, strong as hell, fast and athletic, smart with his iso selection. Oh man.

[@GenericJ13J]

FACTS!!!

[@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner]

Nigga was unguardable on some real shit. face up jumpshot,take niggas off the dribble and post game was crazy

[@antoinemantoux6049]

You forgot to mention his accurate left hand finishing

[@securitylogistics1473]

He was never fast..

[@jermondc.williamsjr.8532]

@@securitylogistics1473 yes he was. Just A vibrant fast, not like Russell Westbrook or john wall fast.

[@brucelau2023]

Really one of their best duels , prime Denver Melo was amazing .. he was a offensive machine , went to work on LeBron

[@pjmcray101]

Had him crying off the court lol

[@BrotherAcee]

Nolay Austin but has melo been to a conference finals 💀

[@cenationmiles]

@@BrotherAcee another bronsexual

[@BrotherAcee]

Miles Watson another bronhater

[@thegoat7831]

@@cenationmiles melo is trash...

[@JA-ge7wn]

I noticed back then that Melo always played really great defense when matched up against the opponent's best player. His match up with Dirk at 2009 West Semis and Kobe in 2009 West Finals. Those are epic duels.

[@lloydvillanueva7816]

NSH JSH he made also nice passes

[@stevebhikh1540]

He did it a smile on his face.

[@willyboods5197]

NSH JSH also his only playoff run

[@andysawyer647]

@@willyboods5197 only had a team two to three years. They Lost to the Lakers all the time, but only had a chance this year. Everyone got hurt in his first run with the Knicks, and JR imploded against the Pacers. What year other year can you say his team's underperformed?

[@Pinero02]

Na that was just '09-10 MVP Melo, directly after A.I had left him and ran scared..those were the only two years he defended and proved he was better than lebron and played MVP caliber ball he went back to average Melo in '11and the down hill from there he just know gettin back into shape but wasted nearly 5 years smh

[@devantebellamy2118]

The smile on Melo face after Lebron hit that 3, you can tell he was enjoying the competition. 6:00

[@jiggybah1304]

Lebron's passing is really unreal.

[@huaweigr336]

Jiggy Bah if hes a pointguard ,he will the no.1 pg of alltike

[@unbiaseditachitard1521]

@Brandon Martin naw lol

[@kanyeeast4162]

Brandon Martin Stockton, Zeke, Nash, and Kidd are above LeBron tho. LeBrons an elite passer but there have been a lot of insane passers in the league

[@alexadenuga1746]

Nah, imo LBJ 2nd best pure passer all time, 1st Magic Johnson, LBJ's understanding of passing angles is on par or even better than Kidd or Nahs, however I like Magics creativity better, they're both better han Nash or Kidd imo, LeBron especially cos he also has the strength to make full court touchdown assists than Nash can't

[@jiggybah1304]

@@alexadenuga1746 lol thank you he is the 2nd greatest passer of all time. Simple💯

[@bigshotz1240]

It's crazy what staying in shape can do for your career

[@nasirjones9149]

*Taking Steroids*

[@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains]

Black By Popular Demand lebron prolly didn’t take steroid. It would be too easy for drug test to find out . He prolly used HGH

[@tahirabdulshaheed3598]

@@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains doubt it, HGH promotes hair growth😭

[@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains]

theres different type of human enchance drugs out there . many athlete specially american football is using HGH and its a insider sources and its already almost undetectable in their drug test and imagine nba has even more lenient drug test . only dumb people(noah) straight used steriod considering theres so much better option out here now which is hard to detect. and what from what i read HGH can cause hairloss or hair growth but hair loss is more common as i read online which shows lebron is balding . don't get me wrong lebron is still good and using HGH doesn't mean you're just gonna be good you have to work hard , it just makes you fitter faster , stronger and stay in shape longer .

[@lindaleudo]

Whats that wheres LeBron? Sitting the rest of the season watching LA tank in his first time out West. Melo is in shape Melo is being blackballed act like you don't know idiot.

[@carmelothegoat1892]

Denver Melo in a isolation = Unstoppable

[@Humble_808]

Nah, he can be stopped...Bring on him a prime Kawhi or a prime Scottie and he's over...Especially since there is help defense and...he's Melo...he doesn't pass

[@PP-ec6cw]

@@Humble_808 not that easy buddy

[@andreaprelestian5443]

@@Humble_808 u're dumb, denver melo is great passer

[@stefandanlag3316]

@@Humble_808 kawhi's too slow for prime melo. Easy jab step

[@Darth_Pain]

1000000% pure facts him Harden and Kyrie most unguardable ever and Kobe

[@killmonger4123]

Melos one of the best iso scorers ever people n the NBA gotta stop hating on him

[@potjourney2781]

@Jason he said one of thebest you fucking idiot. Clearly dumb shit who has level 0 reading comprehension.

[@ctcctc6126]

@Jason... Foh goofy!, smh.

[@Poopopotamusgaming]

Thats why he never is gonna win a championship. Iso scoring wont win championships

[@hehehiho6850]

@@Poopopotamusgaming tell that to kobe

[@volumetiga4590]

imo he's top 5 scorers in my book

[@NejiEyes]

Man Melo was so cold bruh

[@Koolprinted]

Never forget those game winners vs the bulls

[@agisaninersfan]

This was the first basketball game I took my son to. All I really remember was Randy Moss walking by us before the game and I told my son, "Hey, there's Randy Moss" and my son replied, "Who's Randy Moss?". Then during warm-ups he points to LeBron and asks, "Hey dad, is that Shaq?". That's when I knew I had been seriously failing as a father up to that point 😖.

[@jpenn1017]

Both went crazy , Carmelo was Un gaurdable and Lebrons court vision has always been A1

[@dihanmustakeem4089]

For those who say Melo can't play D, should look at his matchups with Kobe and LeBron in his prime, dude could lock down when he wanted to and was pumped up.

[@tonysmith9660]

I Say That All Tha Time , He Only Played Defense Against Them 2 , He Woke Up For Those Guys

[@ianreprado341]

@@tonysmith9660 Yeah that's right ! Melo loves to challenge kobe and bron .. Me too when i was playing basketball i want to guard the opponent's best player because i want to challenge myself too

[@Darth_Pain]

Facts. Melon was so good that he didn't care unless it was real comp, playing to his full potential Melo is actually the goat

[@yabutjovielervinv.4104]

18 Years later... Now they are Team mates in LA

[@LeBeautiful]

Missed this Melo...offensive talent taking back to the SVSM vs Oak Hill days back in HS. Woo~

[@hano1325]

LeBeautiful ah shit, here we go again!

[@kalonbrown873]

Back when the NBA was fun as hell to watch. These days were super lit 🔥🔥🔥

[@kaixiao8265]

name one player now who can do that spin move and mid range jump shot. Carmelo is an offensive genius.

[@StuntMasta]

Kai Xiao Melo had some of the best triple threat combo moves ever. His jab was so effective, he used it to make space or to take you to the rack. But the spin/fake spin and dream shake combos just made him impossible to guard. There’s videos on KZbin of Olajuwon teaching him all of those triple threat moves.

[@angelsepulveda5802]

@@StuntMasta made zion look silly too

[@kaiwei79]

Kobe

[@tarzangrant123]

7:10 that triple threat move was a staple for Melo, he killed defenses with that move without really needing to dribble the ball, since he had such a quick pull and great jab step

[@badxgrass]

you can see a few cavs fans holding their heads in disbelief right as Melo rose up to shoot it, he hasn't even released it and these fans already knew that the shot was wet. hahaha. I miss prime melo.

[@aFinessing]

@@badxgrass prime melo is the greatest offensive player of all time

[@SuperTrey807]

One of their best duels

[@Hmellyeggs]

I remember watching this live on tv, what a game to watch it was one of those I’ll always remember. Still a Nuggets fan through rain and shine.

[@gflavko6651]

Melo is underrated, he low key still got some in the tank too

[@rockiesmithii]

Big Facts

[@camerontaylor6884]

Damn i remember watching this game like it was yesterday. Classic duel

[@riccardoferrazzo8283]

There was a period I believed Carmelo would have become the best player of that rookie class.. rewatching these highlights helps to remember where this thought was coming from

[@matttheknicksfan]

melo woulda put 60 on his neck if he got calls but it doesnt matter cuz he dropped a game winner on bron...

[@allenclawson4828]

Even sun shines on a dogs ass once in awhile..

[@KingJamesAKAChoosen1]

& still don’t got no ring Smfh bum ass😂🤣💯

[@eljefe9140]

@Lance Cropper Melo will never win a ring sad...

[@joshuaadams-ri2su]

Imagine thinking he outplayed Lebron when he had more help, Lebron dropped 43 13 15 on Melos head with a sorry ass cavs team

[@worrystone4109]

​@Jamal McC u giving other ppl Ls when ur a fan of a toxic ass bitch who thought he was so damn important? LMAO 🤡

[@KingKalil]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. Easily their best duel and super entertaining to watch

[@premium7182]

one of the best game i ever watched live

[@GxldenCraft]

Can’t believe so many people never got the chance to see him in his prime like we all did NUMBER 7 FOR LIFE

[@benbearce96]

I’m happy to say that as of Tuesday, August 3rd 2021. Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony are now teammates. Well not only are they teammates but they are on my Los Angeles Lakers. PURPLE AND GOLD NATION BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛

[@dwightanderson1696]

Wow........ I Was Watching This Live When Was Like 16...... They Went Back And Forth...... One Of My Favorite Regular Season Games Ever

[@preachmann1271]

Melo was never a bum!

[@JoshuaD.Howard]

These two go crazy 🔥🔥💯💯

[@AggravatedMan365]

I remember many people thinking this would be a finals preview that year but it happened to be Lebron's last in Cleveland and Melo's last full season in Denver. Such a shame that these two didn't have more epic matchups, especially after Melo went to NY.

[@dtj4585]

I still remember actually watching this game live on tv, hell nah.. I’m getting old as hell boi 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@yujirohanma7086]

Had to go back and watch this crazy duel again. Man, LeBron was a beast FR! Melo's first step is just insane. What a game!

[@gorrow1990]

And now they’re teammates.

[@wixkedwill7011]

One of my favorite games ever!!

[@Arturo_Kilgore_Morgan]

Two of my favorite players and the guys alongside Kobe who got me into basketball in 2009.

[@ryancollins8455]

One of my favorite games ever

[@martimfernandes4867]

What a duel man! Even tho Melo has been trough some tough times in his career, he's back and playing on a very good level. Prime Bron vs Prime Melo, what a match-up!

[@keepinitraw8403]

I always felt like Lebron and Carmelo Rivalry would’ve been great for the NBA but I came here for the spin move at 5:55

[@natesmith4295]

6:58 im sorry but that was not a foul. Nene hand was straight up. Didn't even touch him. Smh

[@Jpgoeagles]

Nate Smith you must be new, welcome to the nba

[@natesmith4295]

@@Jpgoeagles oh nah. Been on melo wagon since syracuse. Im familiar with it. These bullshit ass refs. NBA so soft now smh

[@pradayu4815]

i literally said the same thing in my head. Shit gmt

[@zone5breezy]

The Lebron agenda as Kevin Garnett used to say.

[@AlexSmith-tz2lf]

It wasn't about his hands, Nene's entire body was *ahem* BLOCKING the path to the rim.

[@starr2689]

This was an amazing Denver team

[@denverthugget1]

OSN NEEDA SEE THIS!!

[@leebron514]

Only two players on that floor still in the league 🥲

[@tman21631]

After watching this i just wanna say something. Carmelo Anthony use to be one of my favorite players...No, he was my favorite player and this game really shows how much he fell off. Just from his athleticism alone i see more lift on his jumpshot and a much quicker first step. It really sucks to see one of the best scorers go trash simply because they dont put the work in. Now Melo has signed a 1 year deal and his time in the league is looking less.

[@NoName-sv5yl]

The only thing I noticed about this game is how pathetic the Cavs roster is if you take Lebron James out lol

[@stephenhiggins7759]

So I guess Shaq was a bun right

[@NoName-sv5yl]

at this point of his career yes

[@dallaschavez5022]

Okay we get it the Cavs roster was terrible back then, that’s irrelevant to this video

[@tdt1555]

Lebron is the only player who could put up a 40+ point triple double and have his team lose to a mediocre team (and doesn’t stat pad)

[@BayAreaHoops415]

There's a difference in stat padding/ empty stats and putting up big numbers for a reason. First off the Nuggets won 50 games that year and were 5th in the West at the time. Secondly, if James isn't assisting, scoring, and rebounding like he was the teams success would obviously tank. Hence, James leaving the next year (after his stat padding?) and them having an NBA record in win drop offs.

[@johnwayne3566]

Carmelo is an underrated passer

[@danielchristiano3689]

Crazy duel !!

[@mariofigueroa9851]

What a clash

[@DruovanniDefoe]

AMAZING...!!!

[@frosty_codex3636]

My guy keep posting melo content🔥

[@khalifaabdulhamid9220]

I had to re-watch this video before seeing them actually playing together next season. A lot of wha-ifs went through my mind.

[@harsh_vardhan1125]

and today carmelo joins lebron in lakers time passes so quickly

[@00trevanti]

LeBron always said that melo was his biggest match again

[@markjorenpunzalan5613]

I want to watch this Full game pls🙏🙏🙏

[@kylewowry5356]

I remember this damn

[@horacelilbigbrother9215]

I had this game recorded when it happened! Great memories how Melo would always play great vs Bron

[@Juice-ig3jz]

I still remember this game. This was my nuggets at peak form.

[@Leo-bj3od]

nba in 10's was like: low post, hi post, pick n roll, rotation etc. nowaday be like: three...three...three..three....

[@Mo_Wat5]

Melo was so smooth. He never really relied on his athleticism so I wonder why his game hasn’t aged so well?

[@drewpy1386]

His game has aged well just need the right fit which is Houston. Melo still got it.

[@sleepykrw6030]

Mo Wat injuries and phil jackson

[@youngbae5187]

Because he doesn't pass. all he cares about is shoot shoot shoot and when he doesn't have the speed no more, he's not gonna be efficient scorer, like it or not. He needs to pass the ball and play the other end to be relevant.

[@EClark-dj7gh]

Injuries and New York ruined him.

[@Goated1992]

One of the best duels ever.....they was scoring on each other every trip prime melo was a different animal he had hall of fame badges before they were introduced in 2k😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@unxpctd79molowe23]

Yooo! Dope video. Ill game, OT trip too! #HardwoodLegends

[@miscmeme]

Glad he made it to my Blazers. Better late than never. Though sad the season ended the way it did.

[@bp2000k]

LeBron had it hard to play against Melo. Melo at his prime was crazy. One of the best ever💯

[@wweecwwcwtna1928]

Melo was a top 10 player in the league at one point.

[@Trenacetate43]

Top 10? Gtfo. At his best he is easily top 5. He was similar to Giannis or AD's caliber this year

[@shotot4697]

If you've watched the league from 2007 till know, you'd know that Carmelo was a consensus top 5 player in the league. He could average 30 in his sleep. He could drop 40 every night. He led the Nuggets to the WCF against my Lakers. The Knicks literally gave up their whole team to trade for him.

[@lj4078]

Shoto T he’s never even averaged 30... clearly couldn’t do it in his sleep

[@shotot4697]

Yeah, but he's averaged 25+ pts for 9 seasons and 28+ points for 4 seasons. You know what I meant. In his Nuggets days, who would have streaks of 30 and 40 point games. I'm not a Carmelo fan. I'm just telling you who I watched from 05' till now.

[@lj4078]

Shoto T not the point

[@andrewsuhadi578]

Back when Mello is one of the best 1 on 1 player, and James played really fast. Good times

[@don_6320]

I remember watching this game live

[@TheManUpPodcast]

classic duel

[@sportsbro2220]

That Denver team was stacked Melo Billups Birdman Nene JR

[@cej2971]

ken martin

[@dyoung3844]

Stacked tho? Lol it was the best team Melo ever played on but that should tell u everything u need to know about his career he never played on a super team in his prime but he made it to the WCF with that lineup...before KD came into his own Melo was the best Offensive player in the league

[@potjourney2781]

@@dyoung3844 i think you forgot how good was the knicks when melo first went there. He also had iverson but both cant create shots for others.

[@dyoung3844]

They had true bigs who couldn’t space the court to allow Melo to truely dominate but despite that he still balled up... that was always the problem with those Denver teams not enough shooters as far as the Knicks they depleted their entire roster for Melo and Amare couldn’t stay healthy if u go back and watch old knock playoff highlights you’ll see Melo on the floor with a bunch of G league caliber players I could name them but you wouldn’t know who the fuck I’m talking about ...tony Douglas,Shawn Williams, Jared Jeffries, Landry Fields, Anthony Carter, need I say more on the other teams like Boston and Miami had too many weapons...watch Melos convo with D Wade where he said it wasn’t even fair he was looking at the heat lineup the turning to look at the guys with him knowing he didn’t stand a chance

[@potjourney2781]

@@dyoung3844 knicks had veterans. They had chandler billups jr smith a young uprisin jeremy lin and more. The problem with melo is being like jordan and bryant they need legit playmakers to involve others.

[@jahnelss]

I remember watching this one, i was working in a group home and doing a 4-12. Great fucking game.

[@jaysondocot1870]

Hope to see Bron and Melo on same uniform wearing Laker jersey 🗣️

[@jameshillarybalonda1222]

This aged well

[@jameshillarybalonda1222]

Bruh your wish come true

[@libanali8562]

Your wish came trye

[@markjorenpunzalan5613]

Full game of this video pls

[@quentinwooten30]

I watched this game live. I had no idea what treat i was in for

[@D3ANDREL]

Anyone here after the blazers win today??

[@Only1SandMAnn]

Damn i miss games like this now nba so water down

[@MrComposedd]

People always say Carmelo doesn’t make his teammates around him better but after watching this video I think otherwise.

[@euvannmoises8846]

I miss this kind of competetion

[@roman5535]

you can tell by the comments who has really watched these 2 play.. I've always liked melo's game.. he made scoring look so easy

[@FelixOh]

LeBron had the physical gifts but Melo’s game was so refined. Wow

[@NRGMONDYY14]

Bron low-key has both but he stubborn

[@schoolkid7069]

And now.... they are teammates!

[@emanx2600]

Young MELO was a beast. Props to Lebron though, he is still the best in the world and ain't slowing down

[@willyboods5197]

It’s so crazy how routine those stat lines are for lebron. Everyone’s takeaway here is “wow look at prime melo”, yet lebron has an unbelievable stat line throughout and clutch shots

[@NikoBellic20080]

Melo was embarrassing lebron in the clutch lol

[@bestofdbest934]

Lebron always had really good stats. But unfortunately he wasn't the person that you'd want to give the ball to when there were only a few seconds left on the clock.

[@oliverjamesp.matalam1177]

One of the best duel ived ever seen. Its so sad to see carmelo gets so disrespected this days. Duel of both future hall of famers

[@rodynickgardiola891]

Sounds like im playing nba live 2008 Commentator

[@Jacqu3z1]

🔥🔥🔥

[@melbournecampana1716]

unguardable jump shot!!!

[@chavez503]

I wish he stayed in Denver he played winning ball back then

[@mikemorada6290]

Varejao/Shaq and Hickson on the center and PF position while Birdman and Martin on the other team. The NBA has come a long way ever since.

[@Joshualee206]

Two of the most unguardable players to ever exist in the history of basketball. #1Hunnit.

[@timothy1949]

back when NBA was actually fun to watch

[@bryantsmith9176]

The ryu and ken of the nba back then.

[@danielbutton3198]

Prime Carmelo was such a nightmare to defend. Triple threat in in the mid range, could score anyway he wanted.

[@yu_1089]

6:10 great smile & will be winner.

[@bigcuzzoewood8012]

Awesome game!! Melo was nice, but I still would've taken Bron 1st overall. Their games are very different. But I appreciate them both, they are both ballers.

[@anthonyptwi9476]

Denver Melo and Early Knicks Melo was pretty nasty

[@Entername1111]

That’s real duel there

[@THEKING-zy3ld]

Hall of famer for sure 🔥

[@jaylee6769]

imo this is one of the last years the NBA was actually good

[@BrokeRichAnt7]

Carmelo Traveled On That Breakaway Dunk AND WHY IT WAS NOT CALLED Still Baffles Me To This Day!!

[@georgejoseph8433]

Salute to the Nuggets - Denver's depth was so strong. And, the alternate uniforms looked amazing. Great matchup!