The NBA Playoffs are here and as always, there is history to be made.
Nets forward Kevin Durant has climbed up the NBA's all-time playoff leading scorers list in Game 1 against the Celtics. Durant has 4,458 points (and counting) in the playoffs in his career, passing Lakers legend Jerry West (4,457 points) for ninth-most in NBA Playoff history.
Congrats to @KDTrey5 of the @BrooklynNets for moving up to 8th on the All-Time Playoff Scoring list! #NBA75 pic.twitter.com/uJYanlPiES
— NBA (@NBA) April 17, 2022
Durant will also likely pass 76ers legend Julius Erving (4,580 points) for eighth on the all-time postseason scoring list in these playoffs.
Below, you can find the top 10 playoff scorers in NBA history.
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NBA Playoffs all-time leading scorers
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1. | LeBron James* | 7,631 |
| 2. | Michael Jordan | 5,987 |
| 3. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 5,762 |
| 4. | Kobe Bryant | 5,640 |
| 5. | Shaquille O'Neal | 5,250 |
| 6. | Tim Duncan | 5,172 |
| 7. | Karl Malone | 4,761 |
| 8. | Julius Erving | 4,580 |
| 9. | Kevin Durant* | 4,458 |
| 10. | Jerry West | 4,457 |
*Indicates active players.
Durant could rise as high as No. 7 on the all-time playoff scoring list this postseason. Aside from LeBron James, who is the all-time playoff leading scorer, there are no other active players in the top-20.
The next closest are James Harden (No. 21, 3,213 points) and Stephen Curry (No. 27, 2,984 points), but neither will likely enter the top-20 in these playoffs, as Wilt Chamberlain (3,607 points) holds down that spot.
