Stephen Curry became the 49th player in NBA history on Thursday night to record 20 000 regular season career points. He accomplished the feat in a 113-102 Golden State win over the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
Curry’s 20 000th point came with exactly seven seconds left in the third quarter on a 33 foot three-point shot, which put the Warriors up 88-83 at the time. Curry finished the game with 34 points and nine rebounds. He also had three assists, two steals, made 11 of 21 field goals, five of 12 three-point attempts, and all seven free throws.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the all-time leader in NBA points scored with 38 387. LeBron James is the active leader, and third on the list with 36 743 points.
On the season, Curry is averaging 25.8 points per game, 6.4 assists per game, and 5.3 rebounds per game. Curry’s most explosive game so far this season came on November 8. On that night he had a remarkable double-double with 50 points and 10 assists in a 127-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks. He also has a field goal percentage this season of .434, a three-point percentage of .378, and a free throw percentage of .921.
But most importantly for Curry and the Warriors is the fact they are playing high-level basketball as a unit. Jordan Poole of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been phenomenal lately. In coming off the bench Thursday, he was a +29 and had 21 points. In the last five games, Poole has had 20+ points in each contest, and 119 points overall.
The Warriors meanwhile are tied for second in the Western Conference with the Memphis Grizzlies. Both teams have 45 wins and 22 losses.
