Carmelo Anthony hit a three-pointer in the third quarter to pick up his career 27,410th point, behind Shaquille O'Neal for 8th place.
As the Los Angeles Lakers advanced, Camero Anthony's epilogue — recently named NBA's 75th Anniversary Team — delivered another legend on the all-time standings.
In Sunday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Anthony hit a three-pointer in the third quarter to surpass Moses Malone (27,409 points) and rank ninth on the all-time scoring list. He finished with 28 points and a 121-118 win now trailing Lakers legend and Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal (28,596 points) to eighth place with 1174 points.
To be on this list, and what moses (Malone) has done for the basketball game, is an honour and a blessing," said Anthony, who was third in the 2003 draft, after Sunday's victory. "It's hard to put it in words. I'm still here and doing it, and that's where I get excited, I came here in '19 and did what I could do. I'm still passionate about the game, I'm still passionate about coming to work and getting better. "
Anthony was the NBA leading scorer in 2012-13 (averaging 28.7 points per game) and has averaged at least 25 points per game for eight consecutive seasons. Even in his third full season as a bench, Anthony averaged 23.0 points and shot 44.7 percent from the field, including 35.4 percent from three-point range.
Teammate and friend LeBron James sat on the bench next to Anthony, 37, when a video was played paying tribute to his latest milestone, with fans chanting "Melo!" ”
"I think it's always sweeter when you win, sweeter when it just happens organically," James said of Anthony's milestone. "He's playing straight up and rhythm basketball. Reaching ninth place on the ratings leaderboard is special. Usually, when some of my friends have this accomplishment, I text them or call them or Facetime and post something on social media. In this case, I have to do it myself because he is now my teammate. I had to do it myself. That makes it special for me. "If you like it, you can click a attention ha!