"After Jordan he's the greatest" - Warriors fans shade LeBron James after Steph Curry blazes past Lakers superstar's scoring record

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Fans react to Steph Curry passing LeBron James in career 50-point games on Tuesday. [photo: Imagn]

Steph Curry erupted for 32 first-half points on Tuesday against the Memphis Grizzlies and ended with a sizzling 52-point night. The explosion from the two-time MVP pushed the Dubs to a 134-125 win against the home team. Curry has breached the half-century mark 15 times to move past LeBron James and Rick Barry on the list of 50-point career games.

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Fans promptly reacted to Curry passing James in that statistical category:

“Yea after Jordan he’s the greatest of all time”

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One fan said:

“Steph will pass LeBron in rings in the next 2-3 years asw, and will pass him in the GOAT debate”

Another fan added:

“Steph Curry > LeBron James. It was never a debate”

Another fan continued:

“LeBron played 70billions more games then curry”

One fan reacted:

“This proves how overrated Lebron is. Lebron was in the league 6 seasons before Steph arrived and he still passed him.”
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"Played 6 less years too," one fan added.

Steph Curry entered the game against the Memphis Grizzlies tied with LeBron James and Rick Barry with 14 50-point games. James has played in 1,556 games, while Curry suited up for his 1,019th on Tuesday. Barry retired in 1980 with 1,020 games.

Curry moves into a tie with Damian Lillard (15) at No. 6 in the all-time career 50-point games. Among active players, James Harden (24) leads the pack chasing the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, who had a staggering 118 50-point nights. Michael Jordan (31) is second on the list.

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Steph Curry continues to chase LeBron James in 40-point games

Steph Curry still has LeBron James in his sights for 40-point games. The Golden State Warriors superstar has piled up 71 such games, eight adrift of the four-time MVP. Curry is No. 10 on the list, one game ahead of the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. James is tied at No. 6 with Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson.

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Among active players, James Harden sits in pole position. He is No. 4 on the list with 105 40-point games. As usual, they are chasing Wilt Chamberlain’s mind-boggling 271 40-point outputs. Michael Jordan lags “Wilt The Stilt” with 173, while the late Kobe Bryant is third with 122.

The 37-year-old Steph Curry seems to have plenty left in the tank to move up the rankings. He could move closer to Harden, who has become more of a playmaker than a scorer late in his career.

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