Draymond Green may have hit the go-ahead three Saturday against the Pistons, but we all know Steph Curry is the one inking his name in record books. With his own triple at the 8:32 mark in the third quarter, Curry joined the 25k list for career points scored.
He finished with 32 on the night in the Warriors’ 115-110 win, a back-and-forth affair that saw Golden State trailing as late the final minute, when Draymond gave them the lead with 35 seconds to go.
Already the all-time leader in made three-pointers, Curry is just 7 shy of 4,000 in his career after making four on Saturday night. He may very well get there in Golden State’s next game. He likely isn’t done climbing the all-time scoring ladder this season, either. A pair of legends are holding on by a thread ahead of him.
25K Checked off the Books, Steph Curry Isn’t Near Done Cooking
After his performance Saturday, Curry sits 26th all-time with 25,017 points in his Hall of Fame career. The Warriors have 18 games left on the schedule. As long as he plays in most of them, he should take down not one, but two HOFers in the top 25 all-time scoring list.
Their names? Jerry West, who has 25,192 points, and Reggie Miller, who has 25,279.
If Curry keeps pace with his 24.4 season scoring average, he should eclipse Miller’s mark sometime in his next 11 games. If he really gets cooking, it could be sooner. Sitting 6th in the Western Conference at 36-28, a half-game up on Minnesota, the Warriors will have to fight for the right to avoid the play-in. With high-pressure games to come, fans could certainly see Chef Curry turn up the heat.
As it is, we’re only ten days removed from his 56-piece against the Magic.
Once he takes West’s spot in the top 25, he will be the fifth active player featured, joining LeBron James (1st), Kevin Durant (8th), James Harden (13th) and Russell Westbrook (21st).
Depending on his health next season, Curry could vault all the way to 15th, passing Oscar Robertson at 26,710. Hakeem Olajuwon is fair game with 26,946 at no.14.
A Season of Milestones, a Generation Growing Old
The 2024-25 NBA season has seen a number of milestones from the generation’s greats. Just before the All-Star break, Durant reached 30K career points. On March 4, James hit 50K including the postseason. Giannis Antetokounmpo got 20K the day after. Now Steph has his 25,000.
Kings forward DeMar Derozan should join him shortly. He sits 27th at 24,846.
On the one hand, the cinema, the anticipation of it all has been immensely entertaining, a reason to tune in to Lakers-Pelicans on a Tuesday. On the other, it is oh-so bittersweet. As they climb the ranks of cumulative stats, 16 seasons, 17 seasons, 22 seasons into their careers, the players many fans grew up with will be gone within a few years.
Gratifying as they are, these career accomplishments are a reminder that they won’t be around forever–crazy as indeed that seems.
The players themselves, of course, have plenty to focus on in the moment. Steph and the Warriors want to keep hold of the 6-spot. Lebron and the Lakers have surged to third, just half a game behind Denver.
KD and the Suns are striving to avert utter disaster in the desert. Pathetic as it is, making the play-in and capturing the 8-seed, all to get swept in the first round by OKC, is a better outcome for Phoenix’ season than appeared possible before the 10th-place Mavericks’ historic implosion. And even that is far from guaranteed.
Players have better things to do than count their point totals, but fans in the stands are free to speculate, calculate and project with every bucket. If Steph plays for three more seasons, how high can get get on the list?
Can he pass Carmelo Anthony to crack the top ten (28,289)? Sneak by Shaquille O’Neal in 9th (28,596)? Just keep splashing, Steph. We’ll be watching every swish.
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