Steph Curry joins NBA’s top 20 all-time scoring list in Warriors win

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry’s career is filled with multiple milestones and memorable moments.

The latest milestone came Sunday when Curry entered NBA history as a top-20 all-time scorer.

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Curry scored 26 points, 7 assists and 4 steals to help the team defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-85. In this game, Curry surpassed John Havlicek (26,395 points) to rank 20th in history and tied with Paul Pierce for 19th with 26,397 career points.

He will chase San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan (26,496) for 18th place.

NBA career scoring leader

Here are the 20 highest-scoring players in NBA history (excluding ABA scores):

• 1. LeBron James — 42,786 (as of Sunday)

• 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 38,387

• 3. Karl Malone – 36,928

• 4. Kobe Bryant – 33,643

• 5. Michael Jordan – 32,292

• 6. Kevin Durant — 31,648 (as of Sunday)

• 7. Dirk Nowitzki – 31,560

• 8. Wilt Chamberlain – 31,419

• 9. James Harden — 28,745 (as of Saturday)

• 10. Shaquille O’Neal – 28,596

• 11. Carmelo Anthony – 28,289

• 12. Moses Malone – 27,409

• 13. Elvin Hayes – 27,313

• 14. Hakeem Olajuwon – 26,946

• 15. Russell Westbrook — 26,917 (as of Sunday)

• 16. Oscar Robertson – 26,710

• 17. Dominic Wilkins – 26,668

• 18. Tim Duncan – 26,496

• T19. Paul Pierce — 26,397

• T19. Stephen Curry — 26,397 (as of Sunday)

This article originally appeared in USA Today: Warriors’ Stephen Curry joins top 20 on NBA’s all-time scoring list