Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was in the top six on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, but not anymore.
With his point production during the Houston Rockets’ 119-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night, Kevin Durant passed Nowitzki and moved into sixth place on the list. Nowitzki scored 31,560 points over the course of his career. Durant now has 31,562, and counting.
After the accomplishment, Nowitzki reacted to being passed on the all-time list and congratulated Durant via video.
“Not super happy about him passing me, but, no seriously, to me he is one of the purest, smoothest scorers the game has ever seen. A seven-footer, basically, which he says he’s not. I think he’s a seven-footer with really a two guard’s game.
“The shot making, the off the dribble stuff, the off-balance stuff. There’s really nothing you can do to stop him one-on-one. He can always get a great shot up. … And so it’s been incredible to watch his career… And so, congrats KD. Keep it going. Move up a couple more spots and keep it up. Good luck.”
This story will be updated.
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