US EditionDurant passes Nowitzki for 6th place on NBA career scoring list as Rockets beat Pelicans 119-110
Durant scored 18 points in Houston's 119-110 win, reaching 31,562 career points and surpassing Dirk Nowitzki, with a standing ovation and congratulatory video from Nowitzki.
- On Jan. 18, 2026, Kevin Durant moved into sixth on the NBA's career scoring list during Houston's 119-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
- Kevin Durant, Houston Rockets forward, long idolized Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki and recalled their meaningful battles, including the 2011 Western Conference finals when they sometimes 'hated' each other.
- Jabari Smith Jr. paced Houston with a season-high 32 points, Alperen Sengun added 21 and eight rebounds, Amen Thompson scored 20, and the Rockets won their third in four games.
- After the milestone, a Nowitzki video message played on the jumbotron and Kevin Durant made two free throws with 15.2 seconds left, earning a standing ovation from the Toyota Center home crowd.
- Looking ahead, Kevin Durant, Houston Rockets forward, is less than 1,000 points from another milestone and said `I want to continue to keep stacking, keep climbing up the charts, just see how I finish.` as Houston pursues a title.
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Kevin Durant wants to 'keep climbing up' after passing Dirk Nowitzki for 6th on NBA scoring list
Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant scored 18 points on Sunday, January 18 (Monday, January 18, Manila time) to pass Dirk Nowitzki and move into sixth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Durant made two free throws with 15.2 seconds left in Houston’s 119-110 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans. That increased his career point total to 31,562. Nowitzki, the former Dallas Mavericks star, had 31,560 during his stellar career. Next on the lis…
Kevin Durant climbed to the sixth place of top scorers in the history of the NBA with 31,561 points, surpassing the German Dirk Nowitzki in that select ranking to consolidate himself as one of the best players in the history of the league. In front of him are only the fuelless LeBron James (42,703), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928) and two other legends such as Kobe Bryant (33,643) and Michael Jordan (32,292).wf_cms.rss.read_mo…
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant scored 18 points in his home team's 119-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday and moved past Dirk Nowitzki into sixth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
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