Kevin Durant moved past Michael Jordan on Saturday night to claim fifth place on the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring list, reaching 32,294 career points in the Houston Rockets’ 123-122 win over the Miami Heat. The milestone came on a fourth-quarter three-pointer, pushing Durant ahead of Jordan’s 32,292-point total.
🚨 KD PASSES MJ 🚨
With this three, Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan for 5th on the all-time SCORING list! pic.twitter.com/byqx3AFLer
— NBA (@NBA) March 22, 2026
Durant reached the mark in a game Houston won at the buzzer on an Amen Thompson tip-in, turning a personal achievement into a team victory. He finished with 27 points, while the Rockets escaped with a one-point win over Miami.
The significance of the moment comes from who Durant passed. Michael Jordan remains one of the sport’s most towering figures, and climbing above him on any all-time list carries unusual weight. The scale and consistency of a scoring career that has stretched across nearly two decades and multiple eras of the league is another level of hoops immortality.
There is also a clear sense of progression in Durant’s climb. In January, he had already passed Wilt Chamberlain and Dirk Nowitzki, before setting his sights on Jordan, and now that pursuit is complete. With 32,294 points, the next name above him on the list is Kobe Bryant.
