Carmelo airballs wide-open 5-foot jumper, sets Knicks scoring record (VIDEO)

Published January 19, 2017 05:15 PM

Carmelo Anthony, Dan Crawford — New York Knicks’ forward Carmelo Anthony (7) questions referee Dan Crawford (43) before he was ejected for two technical fouls in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. The Pelicans defeated the Knicks 110-96. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Carmelo Anthony is a gifted scorer, but the New York Knicks forward probably wants this one back.

After a slick pass from a teammate on Thursday night against the Washington Wizards, Anthony turned to drop a floater down on the net and missed by a solid foot.

Via Twitter:

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— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) January 20, 2017

The joke was on the Wizards a few minutes later as Anthony went on a tear after the missed bucket. He set a Knicks record with 25 points in the second quarter, ending the first half with 27 points.

More points than any Knicks player has EVER scored in ANY quarter

🔥🔥🔥 Melo's 2nd quarter 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/yJy0fdl72n
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 20, 2017

New York would go on to lose to the Wizards, 113-110.