After his 22 points against the Nets on December 23, Dirk Nowitzki passed Shaquille O’Neal for sixth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list!
Nowitzki has scored more than 28,000 points in his career, which has already featured an NBA championship, MVP and 13 All-Star Game appearances.
Take a look at how Nowitzki stacks up against some of the NBA’s best scorers of all-time and who would be next for him to pass on the list.
| Career Points | ||
| 1. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 36,928 |
| 3. | Kobe Bryant | 32,947* |
| 4. | Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| 5. | Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| 6. | Dirk Nowitzki | 28,625* |
| 7. | Shaquille O’Neal | 28,596 |
*Entering games on December 28