Carmelo Anthony moves to 10th in all-time NBA scoring
FILE — Carmelo Anthony #00 of the Portland Trail Blazers is held back by teammates CJ McCollum #3 and Enes Kanter #11 after Anthony made a three point basket against the Memphis Grizzlies during the fourth quarter at Moda Center on April 25, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP
Carmelo Anthony cracked the top 10 in all-time NBA scoring in style Monday.
The Portland Trail Blazers forward sank a 3-pointer while getting fouled early in the second quarter of a road game against the Atlanta Hawks, moving him past Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes on the career scoring list.
Article continues after this advertisementAnthony, who turns 37 later this month, completed the four-point play. He finished the night with 14 points, giving him 27,318 points in his 18-year career.
Melo drops 14 PTS en route to moving into 10th on the all-time scoring list! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/DkKjMJJAl9
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2021
Hayes compiled 27,313 points in 16 seasons for the San Diego/Houston Rockets and the Baltimore/Washington Bullets.
Article continues after this advertisementAnthony, a 10-time All-Star, was the NBA’s scoring champion in 2012-13. He has averaged 23 points over 1,186 games for the Denver Nuggets (2003-04 to 2010-11), the New York Knicks (2010-11 to 2016-17), Oklahoma City Thunder (2017-18), Houston (2018-19) and Portland (2019-20 to 2020-21).
Congrats to @carmeloanthony of the @trailblazers for moving up to 10th on the all-time SCORING list! pic.twitter.com/QhkseJruHe
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2021
The Hawks beat the Trail Blazers 123-114 on Monday.
