Carmelo Anthony drops 21 as Oklahoma City crushes the Lakers

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in 26.9 minutes of action in Wednesday's blowout win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

What It Means:

Melo played limited minutes as the Thunder cruised to a huge 37-point win, coming out of the game with two and a half minutes left in the third quarter and not returning.

numberFire's models project Anthony for 17.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 32.8 minutes of action against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.