Durant is the ninth greatest in the NBA! KD will soon surpass another celestial being
Nikita Biryukov February 24, 2024, 18:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
One of Phoenix’s leaders is making history before our eyes.
During the regular season game between the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets, forward Kevin Durant scored 28 points, but most importantly, he surpassed the legendary player Carmelo Anthony on the list of the most productive basketball players in the history of the league. NBA. Where is KD now and who is his next target? We’ll figure it out in the championship.
NBA – regular season
February 24, 2024, Saturday. 04:00 Moscow time
Houston Rockets
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phoenix suns
Phoenix
Houston Rockets: VanVleet – 23, Smith II – 22, Shengyun – 17, Thompson – 15, Whitmore – 15, Green – 14, Holiday – 3, Green – 3, Brooks – 2, Landale, Tate, Bullock, Marjanovic
Phoenix Suns: Durant – 28, Booker – 25, Ball – 25, Allen – 15, Oybanks – 9, Gordon – 5, Young – 2, O’Neal – 1, Okogie, Maledon, Roddy, Little, Azubuike, Lee
As Phoenix battled Houston for victory, Durant surpassed Carmelo as the leading scorer in NBA history. Kevin is currently in ninth place with 28,296 career points. The famous Denver and New York player, Anthony, retired with 28,289 points to his name.
Now another NBA celestial, Shaquille O’Neal, stands in Durant’s way. Diesel is in eighth place with 28,596 career points. Durant could break that mark this season and climb another notch on the list of greatest scorers in NBA history. Because Kevin averages 28.1 points during the regular season of the 2023/2024 season, and he has exactly 300 points left before Shaq. Therefore, if KD avoids injuries, at the end of the regular season he will definitely surpass the legendary center in the league.
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Most NBA players have long recognized Durant’s outstanding skills and abilities, but a younger generation of basketball players has grown up who literally learned the basics by watching number 35 play. One of them is Anthony Edwards, 22 years old, from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Antonio Edwards
Minnesota Timberwolves guard
“My GOAT [величайший игрок всех времён]…this is going to sound crazy, but this is Kevin Durant. I have always been a fan of his, I watched him play when he was little. He was the first two-meter player I saw who could handle the ball like that, dribble it… I was always a big admirer of him.”
Durant has definitely etched his name in NBA history forever. Kevin’s credentials in the league and beyond can be listed for a long time. Throughout the history of the NBA, there have not been many players like KD who could make a shot of a certain complexity, work on defense and, at the same time, have such outstanding skill in handling the ball with such height (211 cm). The 35-year-old basketball player is quite an interesting personality with his pros and cons off the court, but in the NBA he shines. May Durant continue to delight us for as long as possible.
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