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Kevin Durant Passes Dirk Nowitzki to Reach No. 6 on NBA All-Time Scoring List

The 37-year-old now sits roughly 730 points behind Michael Jordan for fifth place.

Overview

  • Durant moved ahead by sinking two free throws with 15.2 seconds left in the Rockets’ 119-110 win over the Pelicans.
  • His career total stands at 31,562 regular-season points in 1,161 games, two more than Nowitzki’s 31,560.
  • Only LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan now rank ahead of him.
  • Durant finished the game with 18 points, six rebounds and eight assists as he continued a season averaging about 26 points.
  • A recorded message from Nowitzki was played at Toyota Center, with the Hall of Famer congratulating Durant as one of the purest, smoothest scorers.