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Nets star ahead Kevin Durant made some NBA historical past throughout Brooklyn’s 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday evening. On a jumper he knocked down halfway by means of the second quarter of the competition, Durant handed San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan to maneuver into 15h place on the NBA’s all-time scoring listing. Duncan scored 26,496 factors over the course of his illustrious profession — a quantity that Durant has now eclipsed.
You can see the bucket that propelled Durant previous Duncan under:
The subsequent participant in entrance of Durant on the all-time listing is Dominique Wilkins, who scored 26,668 profession factors. Then there’s Oscar Robertson (26,710) and Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946). Durant will probably go all three of these gamers this season if he stays wholesome. As it stands now, Durant is lower than 1,000 factors away from shifting into the highest 10, so it is solely a matter of time till that occurs.
Durant is a four-time NBA scoring champion and one of the vital prolific bucket-getters the league has ever seen. At 34 years previous, he nonetheless seems to be close to the height of his powers on the ground. If something, he is getting extra environment friendly because the years go on. This season, Durant is averaging 29.9 factors per efficiency whereas taking pictures a career-high 56 p.c from the ground.
As a pure shooter with elite dimension, Durant has the kind of recreation that ought to age exceptionally effectively. In different phrases, the two-time champion may doubtlessly proceed to pile on the factors for years to come back. When all is alleged and carried out, he may conceivably discover himself close to the highest of the listing.
