SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 26, 2007 — Twenty-five thousand is a lot of anything, no matter how you spell it, or write it. That's 12,500 two-point field goals. Double that many makes from the free-throw line. Or to be specific, 9,914 two-point buckets, one from beyond the arc and 5,184 from the charity stripe over a 15-year career.

Only 14 players in NBA history have ever amassed such an enormous point total. The list is dominated by Hall of Famers (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, among others) or those soon to join them in Springfield, Mass., (Reggie Miller). Add to that list, Shaquille O'Neal, who surpassed the mark with a hook shot in the lane with 6:04 remaining in the opening quarter of Miami's trip to Madison Square Garden.

O'Neal has scored the lion's share of his points (13,895) while donning the purple and yellow of the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won three straight NBA championships. O'Neal then moved to Miami to add on another 3,101 points and counting, as well as another NBA title. His career began in Orlando, where he scored 8,019 points in his first four NBA seasons.

Below is a look at the top 25 scorers in NBA history, as of Monday, Feb. 26, 2007:

Player	GMS	FG	FT	PPG	PTS
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560	15,837	6,712	24.6	38,387
2. Karl Malone	1,476	13,528	9,787	25.0	36,928
3. Michael Jordan	1,072	12,192	7,327	30.1	32,292
4. Wilt Chamberlain	1,045	12,681	6,057	30.1	31,419
5. Moses Malone	1,329	9,435	8,531	20.6	27,409
6. Elvin Hayes	1,303	10,976	5,356	21.0	27,313
7. Hakeem Olajuwon	1,238	10,749	5,423	21.8	26,946
8. Oscar Robertson	1,040	9,508	7,694	25.7	26,710
9. Dominique Wilkins	1,074	9,963	6,031	24.8	26,668
10. John Havlicek	1,270	10,513	5,369	20.8	26,395
11. Alex English	1,193	10,659	4,277	21.5	25,613
12. Reggie Miller	1,389	8,241	6,237	18.2	25,279
13. Jerry West	932	9,016	7,160	27.0	25,192
14. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL	958	9,915	5,184	26.1	25,015
15. Patrick Ewing	1,183	9,702	5,392	21.0	24,815
16. Charles Barkley	1,073	8,435	6,349	22.1	23,757
17. Robert Parish	1,611	9,614	4,106	14.5	23,334
18. Adrian Dantley	955	8,169	6,832	24.3	23,177
19. Elgin Baylor	846	8,693	5,763	27.4	23,149
20. Clyde Drexler	1,086	8,335	4,698	20.4	22,195
21. Larry Bird	897	8,591	3,960	24.3	21,791
22. Gary Payton	1,315	8,668	3,253	16.5	21,714
23. Hal Greer	1,122	8,504	4,578	19.2	21,586
24. Walt Bellamy	1,043	7,914	5,113	20.1	20,941
25. Bob Pettit	792	7,349	6,182	26.4	20,880