Overview
- Durant posted 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting with eight assists and three steals in Houston’s 117-98 victory, and he did not play in the fourth quarter.
- He needed four points entering the night and got them via two free throws and a 10-foot jumper with 6:15 left in the first quarter, finishing the game at 31,024 career points.
- The milestone places him eighth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, trailing LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain.
- Analysts note that, if he stays healthy and maintains his scoring pace, he could pass Chamberlain (31,419) and Nowitzki (31,560) this season and potentially approach Jordan’s 32,292.
- Houston improved to 15-5 and moved to second in the West as Amen Thompson scored a season-high 31, with Phoenix missing Devin Booker and the Rockets without Alperen Sengun.