'Remarkable' Curry passes LeBron with 16th late-career 40-piece — SkimNews
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- Stephen Curry scored 41 points, including 17 in the final seven minutes, as Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 126-119 in overtime on Saturday night; it was his second 40-point game of the season’s first month and 77th of his 18-year career.
- Stephen Curry moved ahead of LeBron James and Michael Jordan with his 16th 40-point game since turning 35, compared with 15 for James and 12 for Jordan.
- Stephen Curry scored 12 points in the final 2:21 of regulation, hitting two deep threes, a layup, two free throws and a difficult runner with 25 seconds left to put Golden State ahead by two; Jamal Cain’s tip-in with two seconds left forced overtime.
- Steve Kerr, who called Curry’s longevity “remarkable,” benched him at the start of overtime to protect his minutes, then sent him back; Curry added two floaters and a free throw as Golden State closed the win.
- Yaxel Lendeborg scored 23 points as a rookie, hit a wing three in overtime to give Golden State a five-point lead, and was supported by Charles Bassey’s first four points of the extra period.
- Golden State Warriors became only the second team, after the 1950-51 Boston Celtics, to follow an 0-3 start with an immediate seven-game winning streak.
- Orlando Magic, a 2-7 team, erased a 16-point first-half deficit and took a six-point lead in the fourth quarter before Golden State forced overtime.
Why it matters: Curry’s 16th 40-point game after turning 35 put him ahead of LeBron James’s 15 and Michael Jordan’s 12, while Golden State turned an 0-3 start into a seven-game winning streak in Saturday night’s overtime win, continuing its rise back into the conversation.
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