SI.com · Mar 7, 2018
Carmelo Anthony Passes Jerry West to Move to 20th All-Time in Scoring
Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony passed Jerry West to move into 20th place among the NBA's all-time scoring leaders.
Anthony entered Oklahoma City's game against the Rockets on Tuesday night with 25,187 points and needed five to past West. He hit a three-pointer and two free throws inside the first seven minutes before making another three-pointer to move into the top 20.
Anthony is averaging 24.3 points per game over his 15-year career. He spent his first seven seasons with the Nuggets before he was traded to the Knicks during the 2010-11 season. It was in New York that Anthony won his lone scoring title with an average of 28.7 points in the 2012-13 season.