Kevin Durant passes Wilt Chamberlain on all-time scoring list

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant swished a three-pointer with 7:57 left in the third quarter to move into seventh place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

Durant’s trey allowed him to pass legendary Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) during the contest against the host Portland Trail Blazers.

The three-pointer gave him his 17th point of the game and lifted Durant’s career point total to 31,422.

But  the Trail Blazers spoiled Durant’s milestone night with a 111-105 home victory over the Rockets on Friday night, January 9 (Saturday, January 10, Manila time).

Durant finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds to put his career point total at 31,435 after Houston’s second consecutive loss in Portland.

The NBA superstar, who had 31,405 points entering the contest, tied Chamberlain’s total with 1:53 left in the second quarter when he got the bounce on a free-throw line turnaround jumper.

Durant passed Chamberlain in his 1,156th career game. Chamberlain played 1,045 games during a 14-year career with the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers from 1959-1973.

Next up for Durant to chase down is sixth-place Dirk Nowitzki (31,560), the former Dallas Mavericks star. Durant is on pace to pass Nowitzki later this month, barring injury.

LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history and he had 42,575 career points entering the Los Angeles Lakers’ game on Friday night against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) is the second-leading scorer in NBA history. Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), and Michael Jordan (32,292) round out the top five. – Rappler.com