SAN ANTONIO -- Stephen Curry entered Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals needing three points to become the Warriors’ all-time leader in playoff scoring.
It didn’t take long for him to get them.
Curry drained a 3-pointer with 9:01 remaining in the first quarter Saturday against the Spurs to move past Rick Barry and into first place on the list.
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Curry had 1,774 postseason points coming into the game; Barry retired with 1,776 as a Warrior between the ABA and NBA.
“It says the team has had a lot of success in the postseason, because he’s got to play games in order to be able to score points,” acting head coach Mike Brown said in his pregame news conference. “To know that he’s close to that record means he’s probably had a lot to do with it.
Klay Thompson entered the game sitting in third place on the franchise’s all-time list, with 1,416 points in the postseason.