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01/10 00:14 CST Kevin Durant passes Wilt Chamberlain for 7th on the NBA's
career scoring list
Kevin Durant passes Wilt Chamberlain for 7th on the NBA's career scoring list
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) --- Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain for seventh on the
NBA's career scoring list Friday night when he made a 3-pointer for the Houston
Rockets in the third quarter of their 111-105 loss to the Portland Trail
Blazers.
Durant needed 15 points going into the game to eclipse Chamberlain, who scored
31,419 points. Durant's jumper with 7:57 left in the third gave him 31,422.
Dirk Nowitzki is sixth on the career list with 31,560 points.
Durant, 37, is in his 18th NBA season and is a 15-time All-Star. He also
surpassed 8,000 career rebounds Friday night.
"No, it doesn't amaze me when you see the work ethic and what he does on a
day-to-day basis," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said before Friday night's game
about Durant's impending milestone.
Blazers coach Tiago Splitter said he remembered being impressed by Durant when
he was a young player with Oklahoma City.
"Just a young Kevin Durant, scoring 30 every night, and he just keeps doing
that, which is amazing," Splitter said. "At his age, of course, he's probably
at the end of his career, but just doing that every night is just impressive."
When the milestone was announced to fans at the Moda Center, Durant was
rewarded with warm applause and a hug from Splitter.
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