Paul Pierce and the 12-21 Brooklyn Nets have not yet enjoyed the success this season that they hoped for, but Pierce did set an impressive personal milestone as the team took on the Cleveland Cavaliers. In fact in his past five games, Pierce is averaging 15.8 points on 42.6 percent shooting. He has played very well since being moved from the 3-spot to the four.
Pierce passed Allen Iverson to become the 19th leading scorer in NBA history.
Pierce, who finished with 17 points, entered the game two points behind Iverson (24,368). Pierce now has 24,383 career points. Next up on the list? New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing (24,815)
Jerry West is 17th with 25,192 points. Reggie Miller is 16th with 25,279.
Atop the list, with more points than anyone in NBA history is the master of the sky-hook, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 38,387 total points.
