Carmelo Anthony has a long way to go as a leader

04:22 PM ET 01.09 | A lot happened in the 48 minutes on the court between the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. A lot more happened between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett after the game. However in the span of all of that, we learned one thing: Carmelo Anthony still has a long way to go in order to mature into a real leader. Knicks fans want to believe a lot of things about this team and for the most part, Anthony and his teammates have given fans reason to believe with their play so far. But most importantly, Knicks fans want to believe in 'Melo. They want to believe that he has matured from the "me-first" scorer that he was throughout the first nine years of his career. They want to believe that he has matured enough to lead them to a championship, despite only getting out of the first round of the playoffs once in his career. So far, 'Melo has done a lot to earn their trust. He has put up ridiculous numbers and put himself into the MVP race by playing the unselfish type of basketball that everyone in the world said he was not capable of doing. But he showed Monday night that he's not quite there. Sure Anthony didn't have his best night against their Atlantic Division foes. He scored 20 points, but he needed 26 shots to do so. He was in foul trouble for most of the game, but the one thing he did; that leaders do not do was allow Kevin Garnett to get under his skin.

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