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.
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Oct. 26: Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks dunks the ball over Sandro Mamuklashvili of the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Center.
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Oct. 26: Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks dunks the ball over Sandro Mamuklashvili of the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Center.
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October 26: Cam Whitmore of the Washington Wizards dunks against the Charlotte Hornets at Capital One Arena.
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Oct. 26: Michael Porter Jr. of the Brooklyn Nets dunks in front of Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
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October 25: Christian Braun of the Denver Nuggets dunks against Grayson Allen of the Phoenix Suns at Ball Arena.
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Oct. 24: Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies dunks against the Miami Heat at FedExForum.
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October 24: Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat dunks on Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.
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October 22: New York Knicks’ OG Anunoby performs a reverse dunk against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden.
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Oct. 22: Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz dunks against the Los Angeles Clippers at Delta Center.
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
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
14. Hakeem Olajuwon – 26,946
15. Russell Westbrook — 26,917 (as of Sunday)
16. Oscar Robertson – 26,710
17. Dominic Wilkins – 26,668
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
