Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Paul Pierce Moves into 15th Place on NBA's All-Time Scoring List, Passing Fellow Celtics Legend John Havlicek

         Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul Pierce, a longtime member of the Boston Celtics, moved into 15th place on the NBA’s All-Time scoring list with a circus and-one shot in the fourth quarter of LA’s 125-96 victory over the Houston Rockets.
            The basket gave Pierce 26,397 points for his 19-year career, moving him past another Celtics legend —Hall of Famer John Havlicek (26,395 career points)—in scoring as the 39-year-old forward added one last accolade in his final season in the league.
(NBA.com)
            Havlicek, who played all 16 seasons of his career with the Celtics, remains the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. Pierce spent the first 15 years of his career with the Celtics—before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the 2013 offseason—accumulating 24,021 points with Boston, the second-most in franchise history. Pierce is the Celtics' all-time leader in three-pointers, free throws and steals and ranks fourth in blocks, fifth in assists and seventh in rebounds.
            After one-year stints with the Nets and the Washington Wizards, Pierce has played out the final two seasons of his career with the Clippers.
            Now a reserve player, he has seen action in just 24 games this season. He played only seven minutes in Thursday’s win, scoring a season-high 10 points. All of Pierce’s points came in a three-minute stretch in the contest’s final period in which he buried two three-pointers from the top of the key, nailed a step-back jumper on the left baseline and concluded his mini scoring burst with the and-one bucket that helped the 10-time All-Star and former NBA Finals MVP become a top-15 scorer in league history.


NBA All-Time Leading Scorers
RankPlayerPoints
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*38387
2.Karl Malone*36928
3.Kobe Bryant33643
4.Michael Jordan*32292
5.Wilt Chamberlain*31419
6.Dirk Nowitzki30239
7.LeBron James28787
8.Shaquille O'Neal*28596
9.Moses Malone*27409
10.Elvin Hayes*27313
11.Hakeem Olajuwon*26946
12.Oscar Robertson*26710
13.Dominique Wilkins*26668
14.Tim Duncan26496
15.Paul Pierce26397
16.John Havlicek*26395
17.Kevin Garnett26071
18.Alex English*25613
19.Reggie Miller*25279
20.Jerry West*25192
21.Patrick Ewing*24815
22.Vince Carter24550
23.Ray Allen24505
24.Allen Iverson*24368
25.Carmelo Anthony24139
(Via ESPN)
*Elected into Hall of Fame
Bold indicates Active Player

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