Carmelo Anthony Talks About First Game With The Portland Trailblazers

Carmelo Anthony played his first game with the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night and talked about how it felt after being away from the NBA for a whole year. 

Carmelo Anthony: "The greatest feeling of all was to feel wanted by a group of guys who believe in me and my talent and what I can bring to the game. It wasn’t just the players. It was the coaching staff. They really showed a strong level of belief in me and what I can still do."

— Joe Freeman (@BlazerFreeman) November 20, 2019

"The greatest feeling of all was to feel wanted by a group of guys who believe in me and my talent and what I can bring to the game. It wasn’t just the players. It was the coaching staff. They really showed a strong level of belief in me and what I can still do," Melo said.

Melo is officially back 🙏 pic.twitter.com/t6VMiyO8yc

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 20, 2019

Melo was among the starting five in last night's game, in which he scored 10 points and had four rebounds in a little over 20 minutes of play. The Blazers, who didn't have Damian Lillard, lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 115-104 in the end.

All in all, it was not a very good debut. Some would say it was awful.  

Objectively horrendous #Blazers debut for Carmelo Anthony tonight:

🔸4-14 FG (28.6%)
🔸5 fouls (game-high)
🔸5 turnovers (tied game-high)
🔸-20 plus/minus (game-low)
🔸0 assists (lol bruh)
🔸Lost to the hospital #Pelicans by 11

Not a good start for Melo in Portland pic.twitter.com/GGakCDOYGy

— Jon Jacobson (@TommyPointJon) November 20, 2019

Also worth noting that Carmelo Anthony displaced Nassir Little in the #Blazers starting lineup tonight:

Melo: 4-14 FG (10 pts), 0 AST, 4 REB, 5 TO, 5 fouls, -20 plus/minus

Little: 5-6 FG (12 pts), 1 AST, 11 REB, 1 TO, 4 fouls, +9 plus/minus

Good luck Terry Stotts

— Jon Jacobson (@TommyPointJon) November 20, 2019

Do you see Melo being a big help to the Blazers this season or not really?