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.