Warriors say Stephen Curry has passed Jerry West (25,192 career points) for 25th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He has 45 points (11-of-15 from 3-point range) to go

West, who was the model for the NBA logo and was in many ways the original prototype for Curry’s combo-guard archetype as a do-everything scoring dynamo with a sweet shot, was a legendary player for the Lakers in the 1960s and 1970s before helping build two separate dynasties in Los Angeles.

The Golden State Warriors could have finished Tuesday night in fifth place with a win, or fallen all the way to eighth with a loss. Stephen Curry simply refused to let them lose.