Steph Curry reached another major milestone in his historic career on Saturday when he joined the 25,000-point club during the Golden State Warriors’ thrilling 115-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Curry hit the mark early in the third quarter when he buried a 3-pointer thanks to a screen from his long-time teammate, Draymond Green.
Curry didn’t have his best shooting night, but he got to the free throw line time and again en route to 32 points, 13 of which came in the fourth quarter as the Warriors held off the Pistons for their fourth win in a row. With that victory, they moved into sixth place in the Western Conference.
“It’s stunning. It’s night after night,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He was brilliant on a night where his shot really wasn’t there.”
Curry is the 26th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points and the 10th to do so with one team. The other members of that exclusive club are Karl Malone (Jazz), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks), Michael Jordan (Bulls), Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets), Tim Duncan (Spurs), John Havlicek (Celtics), Reggie Miller (Pacers) and Jerry West (Lakers).
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After Saturday’s contest, Curry now has 25,017 points, which ranks 26th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Perhaps the biggest question coming out of this game, at least from an individual perspective with Curry, is how high he can climb.
Let’s break it down by the next big milestones. Here’s a look at 25-19:
RANK PLAYER POINTS
25th
Jerry West
25,192
24th
Reggie Miller
25,279
23rd
Alex English
25,613
22nd
Vince Carter
25,728
21st
Russell Westbrook
25,935
20th
Kevin Garnett
26,071
19th John Havlicek
26,395
Curry is 1,054 points behind Garnett, so he’ll easily pass him at some point next season assuming he stays even somewhat healthy (for reference, Curry scored 1,956 points in 74 games last season). Of course, Westbrook is still active and will surpass Garnett first, so Curry will have to pass Havlicek to jump into the top 20. To do that he’ll need 1,379 points, which should also be no trouble.
What about the top 15? Here is what 18-15 looks like at this moment:
RANK PLAYER POINTS
18th
Paul Pierce
26,397
17th
Tim Duncan
26,496
16th
Dominique Wilkins
26,668
15th
Oscar Robertson
26,710
This is a tightly-bunched group and all of them are retired so we don’t need to worry about the margin changing. Curry needs to score 1,694 points to pass Robertson and move into the top 15. Again, that should be a lock, and is even within reach next season as long as Curry doesn’t have a lengthy absence (Curry is doubling up Westbrook’s scoring average this season, and even with Westbrook’s advantage he has a good chance to get to Robertson before him.)
Assuming Curry eventually moves into the top 15, the top 10 then moves into sight. That is one of the most exclusive clubs in the sport, and getting there will be no easy feat, even for someone as talented as Curry.