Kobe passes Wilt for 4th on NBA scoring list | Inquirer Sports

Kobe passes Wilt for 4th on NBA scoring list

/ 11:29 AM March 31, 2013

Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant gestures to teammates during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Monday, March 25, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — Kobe Bryant has passed fellow Los Angeles Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain for fourth place on the NBA’s career scoring list.

Bryant made a pull-up jumper from the free throw line with 7:54 remaining in the second quarter to eclipse Chamberlain’s mark of 31,419 points. He tied Chamberlain 22 seconds earlier with a layup.

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Bryant entered the game four points behind Chamberlain.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tops the NBA’s career scoring list with 38,387 points, Karl Malone is second with 36,928 and Michael Jordan is third with 32,292.

The 34-year-old Bryant is in his 17th season – all with the Lakers.

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