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

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

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.