O'Neal becomes NBA's fifth leading scorer

Shaquille O'Neal scored 13 points to help lift Phoenix to a 128-96 win over Washington and become the National Basketball Association's fifth all-time scorer.

O'Neal surpassed Moses Malone, moving into the top five spot with 27,411 career points. He also had 10 rebounds on Saturday.

"It was good, but I'm still kind of disappointed in myself," O'Neal said. "Mathematically, I've missed three years worth of games and I missed 5,000 free throws. If I was there, I'd probably be No. 2 or No. 3 right now."

Jason Richardson led with 35 points for the Suns, who extended their winning streak to a season high four games.

Steve Nash added 17 points for Phoenix, who pulled with three games of idle Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with 13 to play.

O'Neal joked about trying to catch Wilt Chamberlain.

"It shows I've been consistent at what I've been doing and the next guy is my illegitimate father -- Wilt Chamberlain -- so just like in Star Wars, hopefully I can catch up to my father."