NEW YORK– Carmelo Anthony had never experienced anything like his welcome to New York.

The screaming fans and video tributes seemed more fitting for a rock concert than an NBA game.

But when it got close at the end, that was all too familiar to Anthony.

“It came down to basketball at that point,” he said.

Anthony had 27 points and 10 rebounds, hitting a pair of clutch buckets down the stretch in front of a crowd that cheered his every move as New York beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-108 on Wednesday night in his Knicks debut.

“This was ordinary for him, and that’s the highest compliment of what he does. You drop him in any place, any playground, any place in the world and he’ll put up 27 points and 10 rebounds,” Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said.

“That’s what he does for a living.”