Because if you actually watched the game and not look at the scoreboard you'll know that Melo singlehandedly took the Knicks to double OT. He's clutch, that's how.
Nuggets won yeah, but Gallo did not outplay Melo. Call it a morale victory for all I care, but I'm speaking strictly individual performance. And the only reason it's even remotely comparable is because Melo had a rough 3 quarter showing due to his wrist injury.