Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Kobe Watch 5


Kobe Bryant has just moved up the all-time NBA leading scorers list once again following his 28-point performance in his hometown Philadelphia. Kobe currently has 28,601 total points in his NBA career, surpassing his former teammate, friend and rival Shaquille O'Neal. As with the other entries in the Kobe Watch series, I will profile Shaquille O'Neal on 360special sometime soon. Kobe Bryant now enters the top 5 all-time NBA scorers. Kobe is averaging 29.3 points per game this season, and that pace continued over the remaining 41 games this season would leave him with 29,802 career points. That estimated total leaves Kobe 2490 points behind Michael Jordan, which means he'd have to average 30.4 points per game over an 82-game season next year to pass MJ. Even if it doesn't happen next season, Kobe will certainly pass Wilt Chamberlain, and it is now only a matter of when, not if, Kobe eventually passes Jordan. The Kobe Watch continues,

                                                                                     Games             FGs             FTs          PPG      Total

  1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 15,837 6,712 24.6 38,387
  2. Karl Malone 1,476 13,528 9,787 25.0 36,928
  3. Michael Jordan 1,072 12,192 7,327 30.1 32,292
  4. Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 12,681 6,057 30.1 31,419
  5. Kobe Bryant 1,128 9,978 7,189 25.4 28,601
  6. Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 11,330 5,935 23.7 28,596
  7. Moses Malone 1,329 9,435 8,531 20.6 27,409
  8. Elvin Hayes 1,303 10,976 5,356 21.0 27,313
  9. Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 10,749 5,423 21.8 26,946

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