Stephen Curry climbs to 16th on the all-time scoring list

Golden State Warriors defeated New Orleans Pelicans by 51 points. Stephen Curry scored 25 points in the game and, with this performance, moved up to 16th place on the league's all-time scoring list.

Before the game, Curry was 17th with 26,778 points. With his points against the Pelicans, he raised his career total to 26,803 and passed DeMar DeRozan, who has 26,786 points.

Hakeem Olajuwon is in 15th place with 26,946 points. Curry needs 144 more points to reach that spot. He is expected to close the gap before the season ends and become the league's 15th-leading scorer of all time.

Curry has risen quickly recently, passing Dominique Wilkins and Oscar Robertson. LeBron James leads the list with 43,580 points, while Karl Malone is third with 36,928.