Carmelo Anthony’s coda has continued to crescendo, as the Lakers forward — recently named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team — passed another legend on the all-time points leaderboard.
With a third-quarter 3-pointer, Anthony vaulted Moses Malone (27,409) for 9th place, with Shaquille O’Neal and his 28,596 points the next target.
Congratulations to @carmeloanthony of the @Lakers for moving into 9th all-time on the NBA’s regular season scoring list! pic.twitter.com/S0qrAXuqzJ
— NBA (@NBA) October 25, 2021
Anthony, the 2012-13 NBA scoring champ (28.7 ppg), has logged eight seasons of at least 25-point averages. Even as he enters a third full season of bench play, Anthony carries a career average of 23.0 ppg on 44.7% shooting, including 35.4% from 3.
