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MINNEAPOLIS - Kobe Bryant has shot more than 11,000 free throws in his NBA career. He has been at the line in critical moments with championships hanging in the balance.Still, when he stepped to the line midway through the second quarter of a December game against the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves, the weight of Air sat on his shoulders. And it was heavy.You get up there and the crowds really waiting to see you score nine points, so dont (screw) this up and completely kill the moment, Bryant thought as he prepared to move past Michael Jordan on the NBAs career scoring list.Bryant scored 26 points in the game, vaulting him past Jordan for third in league history and leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-94 victory Sunday night.Bryant needed nine points to pass Jordan and, after missing four of his first five shots, he knocked down a pair of free throws with 5:24 to play in the first half to join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone on the NBAs career scoring podium. Bryant shot 7 for 20m but scored 10 in the final five minutes and hit a 3-pointer with just over a minute to play that helped seal the victory.I congratulate Kobe on reaching this milestone, Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, said in a statement given to The Associated Press. Hes obviously a great player, with a strong work ethic and has an equally strong passion for the game of basketball. Ive enjoyed watching his game evolve over the years, and I look forward to seeing what he accomplishes next.Magic Johnson also posted his congratulations on Twitter and said Bryant was a top-five player in league history.Thats the most important thing to me, is playing for the respect of the greats and feeling like Im a part of that culture and a part of that brotherhood, Bryant said.Shabazz Muhammad had 28 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves.Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928) have scored more points than Bryant.The Timberwolves stopped the game and owner Glen Taylor presented Bryant with the game ball, but what made the night even sweeter was Bryants dagger with the shot clock winding down and Andrew Wiggins — Minnesotas 19-year-old rookie and the No. 1 overall draft pick — right in his face. It gave the Lakers a 97-94 lead with 1:02 to play, and the Lakers closed it out at the line.I witnessed greatness tonight, Wiggins said. A living legend passed Michael Jordan, who everyone thinks is the best player of all-time. Thats a big accomplishment. Im glad I was there to witness it.Bryant has spent the past 18 years measuring himself against, and being compared to, the man widely considered the best to ever play the game. Jordan shot a higher field goal percentage, won six titles to the five that Bryant has now and climbed past Wilt Chamberlain into third on the list in 1,039 games to Bryants 1,269.Bryant reached the milestone in Minneapolis, the place the Lakers called home for their first 12 seasons until moving to LA in 1960. As usual, there were purple-and-gold clad fans all over the Target Center, and they gave Bryant a rousing standing ovation when he knocked down the two free throws just past the midpoint of the second quarter to give him 32,293 career points.He exchanged hugs with teammates and several Timberwolves, a few of whom were just 1 year old when Bryant entered the league straight out of high school in 1996. He was serenaded with Kobe! Kobe! chants as he left the court and a huge crowd gathered around the Lakers bus outside the arena to cheer for him.It was different, Bryant said. Im so used to being the villain all the time on the road it took a minute to kind of adjust. It felt good to be appreciated like that.TIP-INSLakers: Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Wes Johnson had 12 points and six assists. ... Bryants first career game came against the Timberwolves as an 18-year-old in 1996, when he went scoreless in six minutes.Timberwolves: C Ronny Turiaf will have surgery on Tuesday to address a hip injury that has kept him out for most of the season. Saunders said a timeline for recovery would be determined after the surgery, but there remains a real possibility Turiaf will not return this season. ... Wiggins had 16 points and received his Western Conference rookie of the month award for November.UP NEXT:Lakers: Visit Indiana on Monday night.Timberwolves: Visit Washington on Tuesday night.(A previous version of story had an incorrect spelling of passed in first paragraph.) Mike Hughes Jersey . Huntington doesnt want to help run the club unless Hurdle is in the dugout. The combination thats returned the franchise to respectability will remain intact for years to come. 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The Warriors had a five-game winning streak halted Tuesday with a 113-111 home loss to the Chicago Bulls in overtime. That setback also snapped a 19-home winning streak for Golden State. Derrick Rose hit a go-ahead jumper with seven seconds left in overtime to give Chicago the win. It was a great game, it was a fun game to be part of. We just couldnt close it, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. Klay Thompson tallied 30 points and 10 rebounds, David Lee supplied 24 points, nine boards and six assists and Stephen Curry provided 21 points and nine helpers for Golden State, which fell to 21-2 at home this season. It was 14-0 against the Eastern Conference coming in. The Warriors were 0-of-13 from beyond the arc after the break. They were 9- of-20 from long distance in the first half and blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead. Thompson was named as a Western Conference All-Star on Thursday and Curry was voted in as a sttarter.dddddddddddd The Jazz have dropped two in a row after starting this homestand with a victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Utah fell to the Boston Celtics on Monday, then fought vigilantly in a 94-89 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Enes Kanter paced Utah with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Derrick Favors contributed 18 points with nine rebounds and Gordon Hayward added 11 points in the loss. The Clippers led by five, but the Jazz had chances. Matt Barnes came up with a big block of Kanter that ultimately forced the Jazz into a shot-clock violation with under a minute left. Joe Ingles and Trey Burke then both missed 3-pointers in the final seconds as the Clippers held on. We had some clean looks. I thought our execution could have been better in a couple of situations, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said of the fourth quarter. Burke chipped in 11 off the bench and Ingles added 10. The Warriors have won both meetings this season, one at Oracle Arena and one in Salt Lake City. Golden State was won six in a row in this series and three straight as the visitor. 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