NBA: Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors
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Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry added one of the most groundbreaking achievements of his career to his resume on Saturday.
Warriors: Stephen Curry now has 25K career points
With his 32 points in the Warriors’ 115-110 win over the Detroit Pistons at home, Curry amassed 25,000 points for his career, with a standing total of 25,017. The Davidson product became the 26th player in NBA history to achieve the feat (h/t ESPN).
NBA: Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors
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It’s taken Curry a total of 1,011 regular season games played to reach the milestone. The Ohio native crossed the 25K-point threshold with 8:32 to go in the third quarter against Detroit.
Curry adds pivotal Hall-of-Fame marker to rap sheet
Reaching 25,000 points is a rare feat in the NBA. As the league’s all-time leader in career three-pointers made, Curry now adds one of the most prolific scoring markers a player can attain to his list of accomplishments.
The two-time NBA MVP already has a list that is worthy of Hall-of-Fame commendation. Nonetheless, this makes his case to be a first-ballot honoree all the more stronger. He’ll look to continue rapidly increasing his scoring average on the year after a slow start to the campaign as the Warriors roll on in their winning ways with Jimmy Butler in town.
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