James Harden says it is a "blessing" and a "testament to the work he has put in" to move up to 10th on the NBA's all-time career scoring list.

The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a 109-106 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on what proved to be a milestone game for Harden.

He led the Clippers with 34 points to move up to 28,303 points for his career, leapfrogging Carmelo Anthony, who had 28,289.

Harden started Saturday's game needing 21 points to surpass Anthony and did so with a pair of free throws in the third quarter, but missed a potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.

"Blessing. A testament to the work I've put in," Harden said.

"It's an honor, especially with somebody like Melo, who's done so much greatness for this league.

"I was looking at the list, and it's like all those guys are way bigger than me, way more athletic than me."

Congrats to @JHarden13 of the @LAClippers for moving up to 10th on the all-time SCORING list! pic.twitter.com/PgrbDWlqEj

— NBA (@NBA) December 7, 2025

Harden is one of only three guards in the top 10, along with Kobe Bryant (33,643) and Michael Jordan (32,292).

The 36-year-old is averaging 26.8 points this season and is also second on the career 3-pointers list with 3,255, behind Stephen Curry, who is top with 4,111.

 "It's amazing," Kawhi Leonard said of Harden's high level. "He's [still] doing stuff that these guys, faces of the league, are doing.

"He is 36 years old. The production level is still there, and you could just see how much work he puts in and how much he cares about the game.

"Got a lot of blessings from the man above to keep him healthy, and he's still able to move."