NBA: James Passes Bryant For Third In Career Scoring List

LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant on Saturday evening to become third in NBA's all-time career scoring list.

During the game where Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 108-91 at home, James finished with 29 points 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

James (33,655 points) passed Bryant (33,643 points) to become the third most points scoring player in NBA history.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar's elusive 38,387 points-record for best all-time is yet to be broken, and James is the closest active player to do so.

Karl Malone scored 36,928 career points to rank second.

Here are Saturday's results in NBA:

*Utah Jazz - Dallas Mavericks: 112-107

*Detroit Pistons - Brooklyn Nets: 111-121

*Minnesota Timberwolves - Oklahoma City Thunder: 104-113

*Cleveland Cavaliers - Chicago Bulls: 106-118

*Philadelphia 76ers - Los Angeles Lakers: 108-91

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