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Stephen Curry Hits Elite Scoring Milestone
He joins greats such as Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry.
OAKLAND, CA — Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors joined an elite group of teammates by reaching 15,000 career, regular-season points with 10 in a game Monday night in Oakland, according to team officials.
Curry, a point guard, reached the milestone in a 110-93 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at Oracle Arena.
He joins the Warriors' all-time leading scorers, which include Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Paul Arizin and Chris Mullin. Chamberlain is the leader of the group with 17,783 career regular-season points.
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Curry reached the 15,000-point milestone in 645 games. Chamberlain reached the 15,000-point milestone in 358 games.
Separately, Warriors forward Kevin Durant scored nine points tonight to pass Larry Bird for 33rd place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
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Durant has 21,792 career points, according to team officials.
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