Overview
- Durant finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in Houston's 119-110 victory over the Pelicans at Toyota Center.
- He moved past Nowitzki with a free throw with 15.2 seconds remaining after tying him on a fadeaway with 1:05 left.
- The milestone lifts Durant to 31,562 regular-season points, two more than Nowitzki's 31,560.
- Dirk Nowitzki congratulated Durant in a recorded message, joking that he was "not super-happy" before praising Durant's scoring brilliance.
- Michael Jordan is next at 32,292 points, and Durant's ongoing production and contract through 2026-27 with a 2027-28 player option position him to continue climbing if healthy.