{"id":478657,"date":"2026-01-13T08:33:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=478657"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:33:38","slug":"james-harden-passes-shaquille-oneal-for-9th-on-nba-all-time-scoring-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/james-harden-passes-shaquille-oneal-for-9th-on-nba-all-time-scoring-list\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden passes Shaquille O\u2019Neal for 9th on NBA all-time scoring list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1490\">With an early third-quarter three vs Charlotte, <strong data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1338\">James Harden<\/strong> moves past <strong data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1370\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/strong> into 9th all-time in scoring.<br data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1403\" \/>He finishes with 32 in the <strong data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1446\">LA Clippers\u2019<\/strong> 117-109 win over the <strong data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1489\">Charlotte Hornets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1749\"><strong data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1508\">James Harden<\/strong> climbed to ninth on the NBA\u2019s all-time scoring list by passing <strong data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1592\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/strong> on Monday night.<br data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1612\" \/>A three-pointer early in the third quarter against the <strong data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1678\">Hornets<\/strong> pushed Harden to <strong data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1706\">28,598<\/strong> career points, edging O\u2019Neal\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1748\">28,596<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1969\">Harden began the night 14 points behind and ended with <strong data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1819\">32 points<\/strong> in the <strong data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1840\">Clippers\u2019<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1852\">117-109<\/strong> win at Intuit Dome.<br data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1875\" \/>His total later rose to <strong data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1909\">28,614<\/strong>, with scoring spread across all four quarters as described.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1971\" data-end=\"2181\">The report notes Harden is averaging <strong data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2016\">25.6<\/strong> points, his highest since 2019-20.<br data-start=\"2051\" data-end=\"2054\" \/>The next spot is a steep climb with <strong data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2110\">Wilt Chamberlain<\/strong> eighth at <strong data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2131\">31,419<\/strong>, while <strong data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2155\">LeBron James<\/strong> sits first at <strong data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2180\">42,623<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JAMES HARDEN PASSES SHAQ FOR NINTH ON THE ALL-TIME SCORING LIST \ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y0vwgaLpT0\">pic.twitter.com\/Y0vwgaLpT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2010939510696091703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an early third-quarter three vs Charlotte, James Harden moves past Shaquille O\u2019Neal into 9th all-time in 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