Anthony is holding the ball less, and his plus-minus of plus-8.6 through seven games is the
best of his career by far. His previous best marks came in 2012-13 and 2008-09 at plus-4.6, the only two instances where Anthony advanced past the first round of the playoffs in his 14-year career.
What those years have in common were point guards whom Anthony could trust. In the 2008-09 season, it was Chauncey Billups in
Denver. In 2012-13, it was a sage and veteran Kidd in New York, on the tail end of Kidd's career.