Bryant Now In 5th Place of NBA Scoring List

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Kobe Bryant passed former teammate Shaquille O'Neal for fifth place on the  NBA career scoring list in the game against the Sixers.  He now needs to score about 3,000 points to get past Wilt Chamberlain, and about 4,000 points to get past Michael Jordan for the third spot.  He might not be able Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the latter has 10,000 more points.

Bryant certainly has had a Hall of Fame career which has spanned for 15 years.  At the age of 33, I think he has about 2-3 years left before he hangs it up.  If he continues to play at a high level, he might move up in the NBA career scoring list.  What do you think?

With that being said, it's worth noting his accomplishments.  It's a long list but that's why he will certainly go down as one of the top players in the history of the NBA.  Credits to Wikipedia for the data.

NBA Awards and Accomplishments

• 5-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010
• 7 NBA Finals appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010
• 2-time NBA Finals MVP: 2009, 2010
• NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008
• 2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007
• 14-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• 13 consecutive selections (No All-Star game in 1999 due to a league-wide lockout)
•  Missed the 2010 game due to injury
• 4-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 (shared the 2009 award with Shaquille O'Neal)
• 13-time All-NBA Team selection:
• First team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Second team: 2000, 2001
• Third team: 1999, 2005
• 11-time All-Defensive Team selection:
• First team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Second team: 2001, 2002
• NBA All-Rookie Team selection:
• Second team: 1997
• NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1997
• 16-time Player of the Month: December 2000, November 2001, January 2003, March 2004, January 2006, April 2006, December 2006, March 2007, April 2007, February 2008, April 2008, December 2008, January 2009, December 2009, March 2011, December/January 2012
• Player of the Month was awarded separately to Eastern and Western Conference starting from the 2001–02 season.
• NBA regular season leader:
• games played: 1998–99 (50), 2007–08 (82), 2008–09 (82)
• usage percentage: 2005–06 (38.7), 2010–11 (35.1)
• points: 2002–03 (2,461), 2005–06 (2,832, 7th in NBA history), 2006–07 (2,430), 2007–08 (2,323)
• points per game: 2005–06 (35.4, 8th in NBA history), 2006–07 (31.6)
• field goals attempted: 2005–06 (2,173), 2006–07 (1,757), 2007–08 (1,690), 2010–11 (1,639)
• field goals made: 2002–03 (868), 2005–06 (978), 2006–07 (813)
• free throws attempted: 2006–07 (768)
• free throws made: 2005–06 (696), 2006–07 (667)
• 2nd most points in a game: 81 (on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors)
• NBA playoffs leader:
• win shares: 2001 (3.8)
• points: 2004 (539), 2008 (633), 2009 (695), 2010 (671)
• points per game: 2003 (32.1), 2007 (32.8), 2008 (30.1)
• minutes played: 2002 (833), 2004 (973)
• field goals made: 2004 (190), 2008 (222), 2009 (242), 2010 (234)
• field goals attempted: 2002 (431), 2004 (460), 2008 (463), 2009 (530), 2010 (511)
• free throws made: 2004 (135), 2008 (157), 2009 (174), 2010 (154)
• free throws attempted: 2008 (194), 2010 (183)
• steals: 2000 (32), 2009 (38)
• turnovers: 2010 (79)
• personal fouls: 2000 (89) 

NBA Records

Currently holds

Bryant holds or shares numerous NBA records:

•  Most All-Star Game MVP awards won, career: 4 (tied with Bob Pettit)
• Most All-Defensive First Team honors won, career: 9 (tied with Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, and Kevin Garnett)
• Most three-point field goals made, one game: 12 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics; shared with Donyell Marshall)
• Most three-point field goals made, one half: 8 (on March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards; shared with 5 other players)
• Career three-point field goal attempts, playoffs: 822
• Career three-point field goal attempts, finals: 153
• Most free throws made, four-game playoff series: 51 (second round vs. Sacramento Kings, 2001)
• Youngest player to score 20,000 points: (29 years, 122 days)
• Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
• Became one of only three players to reach the milestone under the age of 30. The other two are Chamberlain (29 years, 134 days) and Michael Jordan (29 years, 326 days).
• Youngest player to score 23,000 points: (30 years, 171 days)
• Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
• Youngest player to score 24,000 points: (31 years, 76 days)
• Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
• Youngest player to score 25,000 points: (31 years, 151 days)
• Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
• Youngest player to score 26,000 points: (32 years, 80 days)
• Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
• Youngest player to score 27,000 points: (32 years, 160 days)
• Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
• Youngest player to score 28,000 points: (33 years, 131 days)
• Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record
• Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Rookie Team: (1996–97)
• Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Defensive Team: (1999–00)
• Youngest player to start a game: (18 years, 158 days)
• Youngest player to start an All-Star game
• Youngest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Championship: (18 years, 169 days)
• Only player in NBA history to score at least 600 points in the postseason for three consecutive years.
• 633 (2008), 695 (2009), 671 (2010) 

Previously held

• Youngest player to score 15,000 points: (27 years, 136 days)
• Surpassed by LeBron James (25 years, 79 days) on March 19, 2010
• Youngest player to score 10,000 points: (24 years, 193 days) on March 4, 2003
• Surpassed by LeBron James (23 years, 59 days) on February 27, 2008
• Youngest player to appear in an NBA game: (18 years, 72 days) on November 3, 1996
• Broken by Jermaine O'Neal and Andrew Bynum

Los Angeles Lakers Franchise Records

Bryant holds or shares numerous Lakers franchise records:

• Most seasons played
• 15 (1996–1997 to 2010–2011)
• Most career regular-season games played
• 1,103
• Most playoff seasons played
• 14 (1997 – 2004, 2006 – 2011)
• Most career playoff games played
• 208
• Points
• Career: 27,868 (as of April 23, 2011)
• Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on February 1, 2010
• Career, playoffs: 5,280 (as of May 12, 2011)
• Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on April 23, 2010
• Season: 2,832 (2005–06)
• Game: 81 (on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors)
• Half: 55 (2nd half, on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors)
• Quarter: 30 (twice, most recently on November 30, 2006 in 3rd quarter vs. Utah Jazz)
• Games scoring 60 points or more, career: 5 (as of March 22, 2011)
• Games scoring 50 points or more, career: 24 (as of March 22, 2011)
• Games scoring 50 points or more, season: 10 (2006–07)
• Games scoring 40 points or more, career: 110 (as of January 13, 2012)
• Games scoring 40 points or more, season: 27 (2005–06)
• Consecutive games of 50 points or more: 4 (March 16–23, 2007)
• Behind Wilt Chamberlain (7 consecutive games five times in 1961–62)
• Consecutive games of 40 points or more: 9 (February 6–23, 2003)
• Tied with Michael Jordan (1986–87) and behind Wilt Chamberlain (14 consecutive games twice in 1961–62 and 10 consecutive games in 1962–63)
• Field goals made and attempted
• Career attempts: 21,370 (as of June 18, 2011)
• Career: 9,955 (as of February 1, 2012)
• Career, playoffs: 1,882 (as of May 12, 2011)
• Career attempts, playoffs: 4,198 (as of May 12, 2011)
• Half: 18 (2nd half, on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors)
• Half attempts: 28 (tied with Elgin Baylor; on November 17, 2002 at Boston Celtics)
• Half, playoffs: 12 (tied with Elgin Baylor; on April 20, 2003 at Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Quarter: 11 (twice, most recently on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors)
• Quarter attempts, playoffs: 13 (tied with 3 players; on May 13, 2003 at San Antonio Spurs)
• Free throws made and attempted
• Career: 7,167 (as of January 29, 2012)
• Career, playoffs: 1,241 (as of June 18, 2011)
• Career attempts, playoffs: 1,522 (as of June 18, 2011)
• Game: 23 (twice, most recently on January 31, 2006 vs. New York Knicks)
• Game, playoffs: 21 (on May 4, 2008 vs. Utah Jazz)
• Half: 17 (on January 30, 2001 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Quarter: 14 (on February 27, 2007 vs. Utah Jazz)
• Quarter, playoffs: 11 (tied with 3 players; on May 8, 1997 vs. Utah Jazz)
• Consecutive: 62 (January 11–22, 2006)
• Three-point field goals made and attempted
• Career: 1,418 (1996–present)
• Career, playoffs: 275 (1996–present)
• Game: 12 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics)
• Half: 8 (1st half, on March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards)
• Consecutive: 9 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics)
• Career attempts: 4,185 (1996–present)
• Career attempts, playoffs: 822 (1996–present)
• Season attempts: 518 (2005–06)
• Game attempts: 18 (on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics)
• Steals
• Half: 6 (tied with 3 players; on February 13, 2006 vs. Utah Jazz)
• Quarter, playoffs: 3 (five times, tied with 9 players; most recently on June 15, 2008 vs. Boston Celtics)
• Minutes played
• Career: 40,145 (as of June 18, 2011)
• Career, playoffs: 8,165 (as of June 18, 2011)

Miscellaneous Records

•  Most points scored at modern Madison Square Garden (IV): 61 (on February 2, 2009 vs. New York Knicks)