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Steph Curry Made NBA History In Warriors-Wizards Game

Steph Curry moved up on the NBA's all-time steals list during Tuesday's game.

Ben Stinar

Steph Curry Made NBA History In Warriors-Wizards Game
Steph Curry Made NBA History In Warriors-Wizards Game /

On Tuesday evening, the Golden State Warriors faced off against Jordan Poole and the Wizards in Washington, D.C.

The Warriors won by a score of 123-112, and four-time NBA Champion Klay Thompson led the way with 25 points. 

Two-time MVP Steph Curry finished his night with 18 points, five rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block while shooting 6/21 from the field and 4/16 from the three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.  

During the game, Curry made NBA history by moving ahead of Micheal Ray Richardson (1,463) for sole possession of 54th on the all-time steals list. 

Following Richardson, the next player for Curry to pass will be Dennis Johnson (1,477). 

Curry was also playing in his 936th career game, which moves ahead of two-time NBA Champion Mychal Thompson for sole possession of 218th on the all-time games played list.   

With the victory, the Warriors improved to 30-27 in 57 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference. 

They are 8-2 over their last ten games and 14-12 in the 26 games they have played on the road away from the Chase Center in San Francisco. 

Following the Wizards, the Warriors will visit Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks on Thursday evening at Madison Square Garden. 

As for the Wizards, they dropped to 9-49 in their first 58 games, which has them as the 14th seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are in the middle of a 12-game losing streak and 3-25 in 28 games at home. 

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BEN STINAR

Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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