With a threee-pointer in the second quarter of a 90-95 loss over the Philadelphia 76ers today, Kobe Bryant has surpassed former teammate Shaquille O’Neal to move into 5th place in the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

Shaq who had retired last season made 28,596 points in his 19-year career and is now relegated to 6th.

Picked 13th in the 1996 NBA Draft, Kobe is currently playing in his 16th year.

Kobe said of the achievement,

“All the battles we’ve been in, the playoff battles, the duo that we’ve been able to form. When you (consider) the championships, it makes it a little more significant.”

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Eccentric LA Lakers forward Ron Artest had filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court yesterday to change his name to “Metta World Peace”.

The 31-year-old NBA star was born Ronald William Artest Jr. In the court documents, Artest cites personal reasons for wanting to make the change.

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Phil Jackson, the winningest coach in NBA history with 11 NBA titles has always told media that this will be his final season in the NBA.

What an embarrassing way to end his Hall of Fame career though.

With his team’s season and quest for his fourth three-peat on the line,  Jackson’s LA Lakers took on the Dallas Mavericks at their home court for Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinal series down 3-0.

While no NBA team has ever came back from that deficit to win a series, Kobe Bryant promised before the game that there will be a major turnaround this time.

It was empty though as Kobe just managed 17 points on an awful 7 of 18 shooting, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum got ejected for their needless flagrant fouls and Pau Gasol continues his softness as the Mavericks got the blowout win, 122-86.

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With his second free-throw in the second quarter of a 101-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks today, Kobe Bryant has surpassed Mose Malone’s 27, 409 points to move into 6th place in the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

In the process, The Black Mamba have also surpassed Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Hakeem Olajuwon and Elvin Hayes just two months after he entered the top ten in January.

Playing in his 15th season, Kobe currently has amassed 27,423 points.

The truly entertaining countdown now begins as next on the list is former best buddy Shaquille O’Neal currently in 5th spot with 28,590 career points and counting.

If Kobe keeps up on his current pace of 25.1 points per game, he will likely one-up Shaq even more to move to fourth place.

When that happens, he can finally say that he is not lingering in Shaq’s shadow anymore.

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This game was one of the most anticipated in the Boston Celtics schedule.

Yes, a rematch between the defending NBA champs LA Lakers and the Boston Celtics are always anticipated but this one was even more special.

On Thursday night’s game, history is about to be made as Celtics guard Ray Allen needs two three-point shots to become the all time leading three point shooter in NBA history.

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Another NBA team has joined the Melo-drama.

The defending NBA champions LA Lakers is reportedly interested in acquiring the services of Denver Nuggets superstar forward Carmelo Anthony.

One of the starters for this year’s Western Conference All-Star squad, Anthony has been the subject of trade rumors since he declined to sign a 3-year, $65 million extension with the Nuggets last summer.

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