Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant surpassed Carmelo Anthony for the ninth most points in NBA history tonight against the Houston Rockets.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Durant entered tonight’s game needing 22 points to pass Melo and did so in the fourth quarter on a free throw with 10:47 remaining.
9TH ALL-TIME.
Continuing to rise in the history books. Congrats, KD! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/hliwl5rrau
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 24, 2024
Shaquille O’Neal is next on the list for Durant to pass, and he only needs 307 points to do so. Durant, now 35 years old, reached the feat in 224 less games than Anthony. Only Michael Jordan (30.1) and Wilt Chamberlain (30.1) have a higher career points-per-game average in the top 10 than Durant (27.3).
Congrats to @KDTrey5 of the @Suns for moving up to 9th all-time in scoring leaders! pic.twitter.com/GuUlpx8xtL
— NBA (@NBA) February 24, 2024
Durant came into tonight averaging 28.1 points on 53.5% shooting, 6.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists. If he keeps up this pace, he would pass Shaq in 11 games.
The Suns trail the Rockets 89-81 after leading by as much as 16 in the first quarter. Durant has struggled overall tonight, shooting only 8-for-17, but will look to lead Phoenix down the stretch.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
