Kobe surpasses Jordan on the all time scoring list

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. 

Bradley Beal with the ally-oop game winner

With the game tied at 89 with under a second to go overtime for the Wizards and the Magic seemed imminent. I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise though that the Wizards used some magic, and a magnificently drawn up play, to get Bradley Beal open for the alley-oop that gave Washington the 91-89 win. Beal be ballin. 

Russell rocks the rim!

Russell Westbrook is back and better than ever with this explosive move to get to the basket and slam it down. Guess  the hand isn't bothering him anymore cause he looked unstoppable on that move. With Westbrook and Durant back the Thunder look to climb out of their 7-13 hole to make the playoffs in the hyper competitive western conference. 

Greek Freaking and Kembamonium

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. 

Amar'e Stoudemire with the facial on Anderson Varejao

Former all-star Amar'e Stoudemire still has some pep in his step and proves it with the huge dunk over the Cavaliers centre on Thursday night. Stoudemire has been pretty unremarkable since moving to New York but every once and awhile he flashes some of what made him so deadly when he played for the Phoenix Suns. Maybe Stoudemire's wine baths work after all. 

Monta Madness in Milwaukee

Monta Ellis continues being on a heater in tonight's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Mavericks fought back after being down 9 in the 4th quarter and were even up by two with under 30 seconds to go. Brandon Knight stepped up for the Bucks however and hit a step back jumper to tie the game with 8.1 seconds remaining. I think Ellis was tired of OT games in the last week and a bit (OT vs the Knicks and 2OT the night before vs the Bulls) and made sure to hit the game winning shot with no time remaining. Ellis finished the game with 23pts 2reb and 7ast and possibly the biggest shot of the Mavericks season thus far. I think Parsons shares my sentiment. 

Toooooo much MONTA!!!!

— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) December 4, 2014

The Hawks Kent Bazemore takes flight!

Bazemore goes baseline and stuffs in the monster slam vs the Celtics late in the second quarter Tuesday night. Bazemore went undrafted in the 2012 draft and spent time around the league on the Thunder, Warriors, and Lakers before signing with the Hawks as a free agent on September 23, 2014. Kent doesn't get much playing time for Atlanta but this can motivate a man to fight harder and jump higher as he electrifies the fans at the Philips Arena. Great display of power and leaping ability by the 25 year old. 

Gerald Green can rely on himself for ally oops

There are two things you can rely on Gerald Green to do; take a "heat check" jumper after making one shot and slamming down a highlight dunk every game. Tonight when he did the latter he did it in amazing fashion. It's rare to see an off the backboard dunk and it's even rarer to see a guy throw that off the backboard dunk to himself. Green did just that and boy was it pretty. It's unfortunate that Green has said in interviews that he will never appear in a dunk contest again because he is certainly one of the most exciting high flyers in the league. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo starts his layups from the 3 point line

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.