Kevin Durant surpasses Kobe Bryant in most 30-point games of all-time

Kevin Durant hugging Kobe Bryant
Kevin Durant hugging Kobe BryantLARRY W. SMITH / EPA

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant surpassed the legend Kobe Bryant for the fifth-most 30-point games of all-time during Saturday's matchup against the Miami Heat.

Durant, 37, finished with 32 points in 37 minutes, making 12-of-20 shots (2-8 3PT) to now make it 432 games with at least 30 points. He has scored at least 30 points in 23 of his 56 games this season alone.

He needs four more to surpass Karl Malone (435), 85 to surpass Wilt Chamberlain (516), 131 for Michael Jordan (562), and then 144 for LeBron James

Durant is currently averaging 26.2 per game this season, almost the same as he did last season (26.6) when he was a member of the Phoenix Suns.

The 16x All-Star, 11x All-NBA selection, four-time Scoring Champion, and 2013-2014 MVP is also sixth on the all-time NBA scorers list with 32,038 points - needing 255 more to surpass the legend Michael Jordan himself to climb into fifth. 

Durant is currently under contract for another year with the Rockets before becoming an unrestricted agent ahead of the 2028-2029 season, in which he'll be pushing 39.