LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant made a driving layup with 6:43 remaining in the third quarter against the Detroit Pistons to give him 15 points for the game and 26,669 for his career, moving him into 10th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

Bryant finished with 17 points in the Lakers' 108-83 win over the Pistons on Tuesday.

Bryant, in his 15th season, passed Dominique Wilkins (26,668), who played 15 seasons with Atlanta, Boston, San Antonio, Orlando and the Los Angeles Clippers.

"It's cool," Bryant said. "It's a great honor. I think those kind of things are things that you look back at in hindsight when your career is all over. Right now I'm just focused on winning a championship."

Bryant reflected on Wilkins' illustrious career after the game.

"[I remember] his dunks," Bryant said with a smile. "That's what it's all about with him. His jumping ability and the way he powered through players to me was spectacular."

As a child, Bryant said, he would try to replicate Wilkins' jams "on a little 6-foot hoop," but also said, "In my prime, I couldn't do things Dominique was doing. ... Unbelievable stuff."

Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who coached No. 3 all-time leading scorer Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls, commented on the achievement.