Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Kobe Bryant has scored more points in the NBA than Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Lakers guard passed the Chicago Bulls legend for third place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Bryant entered a game against Minnesota needing nine points to overtake Jordan and got there on a pair of foul shots in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
He knocked down a 3 from the left corner to move within two points, then had a turnaround jumper rattle out on the next possession after backing a defender down.<\/p>\n
Bryant was fouled on his next trip down the court and hit both free throws with 5:24 remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n
The game was stopped for a couple of minutes while players from both teams congratulated Bryant and he was given the game ball.<\/p>\n
Jordan scored 32,292 points in 1,072 career games for the Bulls and Washington Wizards, averaging 30.1 per game.<\/p>\n
Bryant needed 197 more games, passing Jordan in his 1,269th outing and during his 19th season for the Lakers.<\/p>\n
Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928) have scored more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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