Kobe surpasses Jordan on the all time scoring list

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With 5:24 left in the 2nd quarter of the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night Kobe Bryant made history by making a pair of free throws to give him 32,293 career points, moving him past Michael Jordan to 3rd on the all-time scoring list.  He still trails Karl Malone in 2nd by over 4000 points but passing him may still be obtainable in Bryant's impressive career. 

The NBA released a video of many of Kobe's scoring milestones which is worth checking out even if you aren't a Kobe die hard. 

Nick Johnson jumps over Ramon Sessions for the putback slam

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Nick Johnson may be a second round rookie for the Houston Rockets but with Dwight Howard out he's been given a larger role on the team and is using his time to his advantage. This time he soars in for the putback slam, jumping over Ramon Sessions of the Sacramento Kings in the process. 

Greek Freaking and Kembamonium

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I hate myself a little for that title but I'm still going with it. Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to impress the world as he uses his go go gadget arms to extend and slam it over Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat. I don't think Bosh realized he was going up to block a partial alien before it was too late. I have Giannis on my fantasy team and although he may be near the bottom of my squad it's plays like this that keep me from trading him away. 

Walker seems to be making a name for himself with game winners although this may be the first one I've seen from him that didn't come off of a step-back jumper. With 4 seconds to go and the Hornets down by 1 Kemba gets the ball outside of the 3 point line and makes a beeline (get it? hornets, beeline. God I hate myself more for that than the title) to the rim and lays it in as the clock expires giving Charlotte the 103-102 win. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo starts his layups from the 3 point line

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The Milwaukee Bucks starting small forward affectionately nicknamed the Greek Freak lives up to that title with his play against the Detroit Pistons Friday night. He started his finger-roll layup from behind the 3 point line. No really. This is Giannis' second year in the league and he's shown an improvement over last season although it is still apparent when watching a full game that he has a lot of development to do before he can be an all-star caliber player in the NBA. Until then however he will be known for crazy inhuman plays like this. I want to see Giannis take off from the free throw line Michael Jordan style. Hell I bet he could stand at the free throw line fall straight forward and still somehow dunk it. The dude is all limbs and I love it. 

Steph Curry shoots 3 pointers like it's 2k

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Coming HOT off his 40 point night on Tuesday Stephen Curry continues his shooting onslaught against the Orlando Magic by scoring 28 points and dishing out 8 assists in just under 24 minutes of playing time. Oh and he shot 6-8 from 3 point land. No biggie. I used to play a bunch of nba2k and a common complaint about the game is how the best 3 point shooters like Curry are "broken". While this may be true for other players in the game it isn't for #30 on the Warriors. Curry is by far the best 3 point shooter playing right now (Kevin Durant is still injured and Ray Allen still isn't signed to a team) and even more remarkably he's doing so by shooting off the dribble. If you go under a screen and Curry gets more than an inch of separation he will splash a triple, it's science. 

Kobe Bryant hits 32,000 in win over Hawks

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Kobe Bean Bryant passed another scoring milestone tonight as he becomes the 4th player in NBA history to score over 32,000 points. Kobe's last basket in a rare Lakers win over the Hawks 113-109 put him over the 32k mark. Bryant now sits less than 300 points behind number 3 on the NBA's all time scoring list Michael Jordan. The Lakers will not be making the playoffs and overall don't have much to look forward to this season but if Kobe continues to take every shot he wishes the Lakers season maybe won't be seen entirely as a loss, especially since Julius Randle's injury opening night. Jeremy Lin did play well in the win over the Hawks scoring 15pts and 10ast but it's his and the teams inconsistency that leaves the Lakers in disarray. Bryant currently leads the league in scoring with 27.3 ppg, the lone bright spot of the Lakers bleak season.