On November 5, 2026, at Chase Center in San Francisco, Stephen Curry passed Oscar Robertson for 17th place on the NBA’s career scoring list. A first-quarter three-pointer delivered the milestone during Golden State’s 120–100 win over Miami. It was Curry’s second move up the list in six days.
Two names passed in less than a week
The previous step came on October 30, when Curry scored 31 points against the Los Angeles Lakers and moved ahead of Dominique Wilkins into 18th place. Complex’s report on that earlier milestone supplies the context for Thursday’s achievement: two separate climbs, six calendar days apart, in the same early-season stretch.
Robertson’s career total was 26,710 points. Curry’s first three against Miami took him beyond that mark, as the NBA’s milestone report confirms. The decisive basket arrived early enough that the remainder of the evening could become a game story of its own, rather than a prolonged wait for the milestone.
A cold start, then six threes
The milestone arrived during an uneven opening. Curry made just one of his first eight field-goal attempts and was two-for-ten at half-time. Associated Press reporter Janie McCauley’s account describes how he recovered to finish with 29 points, making nine of 19 shots and six three-pointers.
Subtracting the half-time shooting figures from the final line gives seven makes in nine attempts after the break. The contrast is substantial: 20 percent shooting before half-time, then nearly 78 percent afterward. Those are two very different halves inside the same milestone night.
His six successful threes supplied 18 of the 29 points, leaving 11 from other scoring. That is a useful detail in a career-list story: the shot that changed his ranking was a three, and long-range shooting remained a major part of the full performance.
The team climb continued too
Golden State’s result extended its winning streak to six games after an 0–3 start. EFE’s independent match report places Curry’s scoring alongside the supporting production: Yaxel Lendeborg contributed 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Draymond Green distributed 11 assists. Georges Niang added 13 points off the bench.
The Warriors and Heat were level at 53–53 at the interval. Golden State pulled away in the third quarter and finished 20 points ahead. An even contest at the break had become a comfortable result, alongside Curry\’s individual milestone.
For Curry, the evening joined an individual milestone to a team turnaround. Six days separated his passes of Wilkins and Robertson; six consecutive victories had followed Golden State’s three opening defeats. The first-quarter basket changed the career list, and the recovery after half-time helped secure the latest win.
Sources and further reading
- NBA — Curry passes Oscar Robertson
- Associated Press / ABC News — full match report
- Complex via Yahoo — October 30 Wilkins milestone
- EFE / Prensa Abierta — independent match report
