Kyrie Irving Moved Ahead Of Kobe Bryant On All-Time NBA List In Thunder-Mavs Game

Kyrie Irving moved ahead of Kobe Bryant on the NBA's all-time three-pointers list.
Jan 17, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) talks with the referees during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Jan 17, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) talks with the referees during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

On Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 106-98 (at home).

Kyrie Irving finished the win with 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and one steal while shooting 9/19 from the field and 3/8 from the three-point range in 39 mintues of playing time.

The superstar guard also made NBA history by moving ahead of Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant (1,827) for 27th on the all-time three-pointers list.

Following Bryant, the next player for Irving to pass will be Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups (1,830).

Irving is having another excellent season for the Mavs.

The 2016 NBA Champion is now averaging 23.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 43.2% from the three-point range in 32 games.

Via Real Sports: "Kyrie Irving has the 5th most 25-PT games by a point guard in NBA history."

The Mavs improved to 23-19 in their first 42 games, which has them as the seventh seed in the Western Conference.

They have gone 3-7 over their last ten games.

Following the Thunder, the Mavs will travel to North Carolina for a showdown with LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets on Monday afternoon.

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Jan 17, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) looks to moves the ball past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during the second half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

As for the Thunder, they are still the top team in the Western Conference with a 34-7 record in 41 games.

They will play their next game on Sunday night when they return home to host D'Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets.


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Ben Stinar
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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.