Regardless of laboring on an injured proper ankle, Steph Curry nonetheless discovered a solution to rating 34 factors and rise one other spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring listing throughout Tuesday’s recreation in Orlando.
The Warriors guard (25,744 factors) moved previous Vince Carter (25,728) to climb to No. 22 on the scoring ladder. Surpassing Carter was vital for Curry for a really private purpose. His father, Dell Curry, performed with Carter for 3 seasons in Toronto on the finish of his profession.
“There are certain names that are a little more special than others, because of past history,” Curry admitted to reporters in Orlando.
Up subsequent on the listing is Kevin Garnett, who completed his profession with 26,071 factors. John Havlicek, Corridor of Famers Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan, Dominique Wilkens and Oscar Robertson are all inside 1,000 factors of Curry as effectively, as is energetic guard Russell Westbrook.
“Those are the things you try to continue to play through as you try to build momentum,” Curry mentioned. “We’re looking at how it responds, because I did it again first half tonight, but I don’t think it’s anything crazy.”
Curry has handled ankle accidents all through his profession, most just lately in January in opposition to the Wizards.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters that he and the efficiency workers will “determine” whether or not or not the veterans — Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Inexperienced — will play on Wednesday on the second night time of a back-to-back in Miami. All three logged greater than half-hour in opposition to the Magic.
Throughout the street journey, Kerr expressed a need to present the veterans a minimum of sooner or later off through the trek throughout the nation, and the older gamers have performed in every of the 5 different street video games.
