Carmelo Anthony scores 17 points with 9 rebounds as Thunder lose Game 2

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points (6-of-18 field goals, 3-of-4 free throws) with 9 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 turnover in 37.9 minutes of Wednesday's 102-95 Game 2 loss to the Utah Jazz.

What It Means:

It wasn't an efficient performance for Anthony, who made just 2-of-9 3-pointers and is now 4-of-16 (25.0 percent) from beyond the arc and 11-of-31 (35.5 percent) from the field through the first two games of the series. He's averaging 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds as the series moves to Utah tied up 1-1. Game 3 will be played on Saturday.

Melo scored 29.8 FanDuel points in Game 2 and is averaging 34.1 FanDuel points per game this postseason.