{"id":264241,"date":"2025-11-05T22:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264241\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T22:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:22:16","slug":"warriors-steph-curry-passed-kobe-bryant-closing-in-on-michael-jordans-nba-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264241\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors’ Steph Curry passed Kobe Bryant, closing in on Michael Jordan’s NBA record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Curry’s name has resided among NBA legends for a while now.<\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors<\/a> superstar put himself in some more historic company with his performance Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Curry scored 28 points against the Phoenix Suns<\/a>, which marked his 252nd game of 25 or more points since turning 30 years old, according to OptaStats<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That broke a tie with Kobe Bryant for second place all time. Bryant had 251 games of 25-plus points after turning 30.<\/p>\n

The record holder is Michael Jordan, who had 256 such games.<\/p>\n

Given Curry’s scoring potency, he’s got a great chance of breaking that MJ record this season.<\/p>\n

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It won’t get added to on Wednesday, though, because Curry is missing the Warriors’ second game of a back-to-back due to illness.<\/p>\n

Curry acknowledged Tuesday night that he had played against the Suns while sick, adding a bit to the impressiveness of what he continues to do.<\/p>\n

It’s a remarkable late-career run by Curry, who dealt with persistent injuries in the early stages of his career but has since turned himself into a rather durable player despite being an aging, older guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Curry’s place on all-time great lists continues to rise. Some will argue in his favor because of his 3-point ability, while others will point to that as a reason he’s not quite the same as Jordan or Bryant.<\/p>\n

In reality, Curry is one of the best to ever do it. And this latest accomplishment is just one more way that he writes his name among basketball legends.<\/p>\n

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