Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have shared one of the most talked-about relationships in modern NBA history. Once teammates and close friends in Oklahoma City, their partnership turned into a fierce rivalry after Durant’s controversial move to the Golden State Warriors in 2016.

Durant needed the 17 points to move past Nowitzki into sixth place on the all-time scorer list. Durant got those points and finished with 18 in a 119-110 win over New Orleans. The 15-time All-Star scored his final two points from the free throw line with 15.2 seconds remaining and added another career highlight.

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant added another milestone to his legacy on Sunday, surpassing Dirk Nowitzki and moving to sixth on the NBA's all-time scoring list in a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Dirk Nowitzki shared a message for Kevin Durant after the Houston Rocket passed him on the NBA’s career points leaderboard.

With 15.2 seconds remaining in the Houston Rockets ' win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, the crowd inside the Toyota Center rose to its feet as Kevin Durant strode to the free-throw line. Durant received the ball from the ref, went through his normal routine and hit nothing but net on his first attempt.

In a taped video message, Dirk Nowitzki congratulated Rockets star Kevin Durant on moving up to No. 6 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

Durant is as gifted and smooth a scorer as the game has ever seen and Nowitzki praised KD in a message after the milestone.

Kevin Durant explains Houston’s approach that slowed Victor Wembanyama during the Rockets’ comeback win over San Antonio.

Kevin Durant scored 39 points and made a season-best six 3-pointers to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.