Carmelo Anthony made 19 of 25 shots and all eight of his free throws en route to a career high 49 points for the Nuggets against the Wizards on Friday night, the Associated Press is reporting.

Anthony's effort helped set up a 111-100 win for Denver.

With 49 seconds left and Anthony on 49 points, Washington decided to double and triple team the All-Star which surprised teammate Allen Iverson.

"I was definitely surprised by that. What for? Just to stop him from getting 50? I wanted to be a part of him scoring 50 points," Iverson said. "I was happy for him, just to see him play like that. I never had a teammate score 49 points. This is one of the easiest games I ever played."