Suns star Kevin Durant is on the verge of making NBA history.

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[{"selector":"#anim-0bd78d41-1b23-47da-80cc-dd63329386b1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(2.1151586318943423%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d3a0fbb-3ae9-47d7-a7db-8f0675054ef1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Durant is on the verge of making NBA history, with only 76 points separating him from becoming the eighth player to achieve 29,000 career points.

[{"selector":"#anim-f8887d0c-008a-47cf-a45d-c08cc758e883 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b388f63e-c978-46c4-aad5-257ebd2df00f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Durant would need only three games to reach the milestone, based on his averages from last season.

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Suns star Kevin Durant is on the verge of making NBA history.

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