Carmelo Anthony vs. Dale Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dale Davis and Carmelo Anthony, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 3 more than Dale Davis, who played 16. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Dale Davis had his rookie season in 1991-92. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Carmelo Anthony 19 13 2003-04 to 2021-22
Dale Davis 16 14 1991-92 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2003-041991-92
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 82 36.5 21.0 2.2 3.8 6.1 2.8 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 7.6 17.9 .426 0.8 2.6 .322 5.0 6.4 .777
Dale Davis 64 20.3 6.2 2.5 3.9 6.4 0.5 0.4 1.2 0.8 3.0 2.4 4.4 .552 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.4 .572
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 4 36.3 15.0 1.8 6.5 8.3 2.8 1.3 0.0 4.3 2.8 5.3 16.0 .328 0.5 2.8 .182 4.0 5.0 .800
Dale Davis 3 23.0 2.7 1.7 4.7 6.3 0.7 0.0 1.7 0.3 2.7 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2004-051992-93
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 75 34.8 20.8 1.9 3.8 5.7 2.6 0.9 0.4 3.0 3.1 7.1 16.4 .431 0.6 2.1 .266 6.1 7.6 .796
Dale Davis 82 27.6 8.9 3.5 5.3 8.8 0.8 0.8 1.8 1.0 3.3 3.7 6.5 .568 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.7 .529
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 36.2 19.2 2.8 2.6 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 2.6 4.0 7.0 16.6 .422 0.0 0.2 .000 5.2 6.4 .813
Dale Davis 4 29.3 4.3 1.0 7.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 3.8 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250

Season 3

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2005-061993-94
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 80 36.8 26.5 1.5 3.4 4.9 2.7 1.1 0.5 2.7 2.9 9.5 19.7 .481 0.5 1.9 .243 7.2 8.9 .808
Dale Davis 66 34.7 11.7 4.2 6.6 10.9 1.5 0.7 1.6 1.5 3.2 4.7 8.8 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 4.5 .527
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 38.6 21.0 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 3.0 4.0 6.6 19.8 .333 0.0 0.8 .000 7.8 10.4 .750
Dale Davis 16 36.1 7.7 3.9 6.0 9.9 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.9 3.3 3.5 6.6 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 2.3 .306

Season 4

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2006-071994-95
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 65 38.2 28.9 2.2 3.8 6.0 3.8 1.2 0.4 3.6 3.1 10.6 22.4 .476 0.6 2.3 .268 7.1 8.7 .808
Dale Davis 74 31.7 10.6 3.5 5.9 9.4 0.8 1.0 1.6 1.7 3.0 4.4 7.8 .563 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.5 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 42.0 26.8 3.6 5.0 8.6 1.2 1.0 0.0 3.8 2.4 9.4 19.6 .480 1.8 3.6 .500 6.2 7.8 .795
Dale Davis 17 28.8 7.9 3.1 4.9 8.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.3 3.3 6.2 .533 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.8 .489

Season 5

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2007-081995-96
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 77 36.4 25.7 2.3 5.1 7.4 3.4 1.3 0.5 3.3 3.3 9.5 19.2 .492 0.8 2.1 .354 6.0 7.7 .786
Dale Davis 78 33.6 10.3 3.2 5.9 9.1 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.5 3.1 4.3 7.7 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.7 .467
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 4 36.5 22.5 4.8 4.8 9.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 3.0 4.3 8.0 22.0 .364 0.5 2.0 .250 6.0 7.3 .828
Dale Davis 5 36.8 7.2 4.0 7.2 11.2 0.8 0.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 3.2 6.2 .516 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.2 .364

Season 6

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2008-091996-97
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 66 34.5 22.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.0 3.0 8.1 18.3 .443 1.0 2.6 .371 5.6 7.1 .793
Dale Davis 80 32.4 10.4 3.8 5.9 9.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.9 4.6 8.6 .538 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.7 .428
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 16 38.3 27.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.3 3.8 9.1 20.1 .453 1.5 4.1 .364 7.4 9.0 .826
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2009-101997-98
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 69 38.2 28.2 2.2 4.4 6.6 3.2 1.3 0.4 3.0 3.3 10.0 21.8 .458 0.9 2.7 .316 7.4 8.9 .830
Dale Davis 78 27.9 8.0 3.0 4.8 7.8 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9 2.7 3.5 6.4 .548 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.2 .465
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 6 42.3 30.7 2.3 6.2 8.5 3.3 2.0 0.5 3.5 4.3 10.7 23.0 .464 1.0 3.2 .316 8.3 9.5 .877
Dale Davis 16 29.2 8.8 2.8 4.8 7.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.3 2.6 3.5 5.4 .651 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 4.0 .453

Season 8

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2010-111998-99
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 77 35.7 25.6 1.5 5.8 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.9 8.9 19.5 .455 1.2 3.3 .378 6.6 7.9 .838
Dale Davis 50 27.5 8.0 3.1 5.2 8.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.9 2.3 3.2 6.0 .533 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .618
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 4 39.0 26.0 3.3 7.0 10.3 4.8 1.3 0.8 3.3 4.0 8.3 22.0 .375 2.3 6.5 .346 7.3 8.5 .853
Dale Davis 13 30.3 9.1 3.5 6.7 10.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.6 3.2 3.5 5.9 .584 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.8 .560

Season 9

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2011-121999-00
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 55 34.1 22.6 1.6 4.7 6.3 3.6 1.1 0.4 2.6 2.8 8.0 18.6 .430 1.2 3.7 .335 5.4 6.7 .804
Dale Davis 74 28.7 10.0 3.5 6.4 9.9 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.2 2.7 4.1 8.1 .502 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.7 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 40.8 27.8 2.6 5.6 8.2 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.8 4.2 10.4 24.8 .419 0.8 3.6 .222 6.2 8.2 .756
Dale Davis 23 31.1 8.3 3.6 7.8 11.4 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.8 3.6 3.4 6.6 .523 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.6 .542

Season 10

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2012-132000-01
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 67 37.0 28.7 2.0 4.9 6.9 2.6 0.8 0.5 2.6 3.1 10.0 22.2 .449 2.3 6.2 .379 6.3 7.6 .830
Dale Davis 81 26.7 7.2 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.3 0.5 0.9 0.8 2.5 3.0 6.0 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 12 40.1 28.8 0.9 5.7 6.6 1.6 1.1 0.2 2.6 3.8 10.5 25.8 .406 1.4 4.8 .298 6.4 7.3 .885
Dale Davis 2 10.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 3.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 11

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2013-142001-02
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 77 38.7 27.4 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.1 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.9 9.6 21.3 .452 2.2 5.4 .402 6.0 7.0 .848
Dale Davis 78 31.4 9.5 3.4 5.5 8.8 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.8 2.5 3.8 7.4 .510 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.7 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dale Davis 3 23.7 2.3 2.0 4.7 6.7 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 5.3 1.0 3.7 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 12

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2014-152002-03
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 40 35.7 24.2 1.8 4.8 6.6 3.1 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.2 9.0 20.2 .444 1.5 4.5 .341 4.7 5.9 .797
Dale Davis 78 29.3 7.4 3.0 4.2 7.2 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.9 2.4 3.0 5.6 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dale Davis 6 26.8 7.5 3.3 4.7 8.0 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.7 1.8 2.3 4.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.3 .654

Season 13

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2015-162003-04
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 72 35.1 21.8 1.4 6.4 7.7 4.2 0.9 0.5 2.4 2.5 7.9 18.2 .434 1.5 4.3 .339 4.6 5.6 .829
Dale Davis 76 22.1 4.4 2.1 3.2 5.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.5 2.0 1.8 3.7 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2016-172004-05
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 74 34.3 22.4 0.8 5.1 5.9 2.9 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.7 8.1 18.8 .433 2.0 5.7 .359 4.1 4.9 .833
Dale Davis 61 21.4 4.7 2.5 3.7 6.1 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.7 2.7 1.8 3.8 .479 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .606
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dale Davis 13 24.2 5.3 2.8 3.4 6.2 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.0 4.5 .448 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .680

Season 15

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2017-182005-06
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 78 32.1 16.2 0.9 4.9 5.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 1.3 2.5 6.1 15.0 .404 2.2 6.1 .357 1.9 2.5 .767
Dale Davis 28 6.4 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 .375 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 6 32.3 11.8 0.5 5.2 5.7 0.3 1.7 0.7 1.0 2.3 4.5 12.0 .375 1.0 4.7 .214 1.8 2.5 .733
Dale Davis 8 4.5 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 16

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2018-192006-07
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 10 29.4 13.4 0.9 4.5 5.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 3.2 4.9 12.1 .405 2.1 6.4 .328 1.5 2.2 .682
Dale Davis 46 10.1 1.8 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.6 .446 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dale Davis 8 6.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.4 1.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 17

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2019-20-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 58 32.8 15.4 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.9 5.8 13.5 .430 1.5 3.9 .385 2.3 2.8 .845
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 35.2 15.2 0.2 4.8 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.4 2.6 4.0 5.6 13.6 .412 1.6 3.8 .421 2.4 2.8 .857
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2020-21-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 69 24.5 13.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.7 11.3 .421 1.9 4.7 .409 2.0 2.2 .890
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 6 23.8 12.3 0.3 2.8 3.2 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.2 2.5 4.2 10.0 .417 2.3 6.2 .378 1.7 1.8 .909
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Carmelo Anthony Dale Davis
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 69 26.0 13.3 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 2.4 4.6 10.5 .441 2.2 5.8 .375 1.9 2.3 .830
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dale Davis ------- --- ----------