On Monday night, Warriors guard Stephen Curry cooked up 53 points, 4 assists, 6 rebounds, and passed Wilt Chamberlain for No.1 on the Warriors All-Time leading scorers list.
With a layup late in the first quarter, Steph became the Warriors All-Time leading scorer, ending the game with 17,818 career points.
More History for the Chef
Steph was 14-24 on the night, including 10-18 from beyond the arc and 15-16 from the free-throw line. The performance was his 18th career game with 10-plus threes, the most in NBA history. The player with the second-most, Steph’s ‘splash bro,’ Klay Thompson, with 5 such games.
Not only that, but Steph now becomes only the 4th player since the NBA-ABA merger to have multiple seasons with 3 or more 50-plus point games. He joins James Harden, Michael Jordan, and the late Kobe Bryant on a shortlist of elite company.
Greatest Warrior Ever
The title of ‘All-Time leading scorer’ joins countless other Warriors’ record that Steph holds.
He is the Warriors All-Time leader in assists, three-point attempts, three-point makes, free-throw percentage, and Value Over Replacement Player, to name just a few.
Not to mention single-season records, in which Steph holds nearly all the same records. Six of the top-10 single-season records for most threes made as a Warrior are held by Steph, including each of the top four.
Steph also helped to bring 3 NBA Championships to the Warriors, including the franchise’s first since 1975.
An Incredible Career
Not only within the Warriors franchise, but throughout the league as a whole, Steph’s career has been (and continues to be), nothing short of historic.
Steph has been selected to the NBA All-Star team 7 times, including 6 years straight from 2014-2019. He has also made the All-NBA First Team 3 times, Second Team twice, and Third Team once.
He won back-to-back MVPs in 2015 and 2016. His 2016 season, one of the best in NBA history, ended with his selection as the first unanimously picked NBA MVP in league history. Steph was also the league scoring and steals champion that year.
Steph’s Impact on the Game
It can be argued that far greater than Steph’s impact on the court was his effect off of it. From early on in his career, Steph has been revolutionary. He quite literally changed the way that the game is played.
For decades, the point guard’s sole duty was to run the offense, to find open teammates, and dish out dimes. Steph does that better than anyone. On top of that, though, he brought a rarely seen before aspect to the position. Scoring.
Not dropping a cool 12 points on easy layups off of the pick-and-roll, but scoring. With a lightning-fast release and electrifying handles, Steph can get a shot from anywhere, at any time. Most of his shots have Steve Kerr and opposing fans and players alike putting their hands on their heads in disbelief, but they always seem to go in.
Deep pull-up threes, and the idea of a score-first point guard. All the rage throughout the league now, but it was Steph that helped usher that idea into the NBA.
