Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry won the 2020-21 regular season scoring title on the final day of 72 game season. And He joins Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA History to win a scoring title after turning 33 years old.
The former two-time Kia MVP secured the 2020-21 scoring crown on Sunday, edging Washington guard Bradley Beal during the Warriors’ 113-101 win against Memphis. Beal scored 25 points in his team’s 115-110 win over Charlotte, opening the door for Curry to clinch his second career scoring title with a 46-point outburst against the Grizzlies.
The 33-year-old Curry entered Sunday ahead of Beal by 0.4 points per game, and finished with an average of 32.0 points for the season.
Curry is shooting 42.1% on 12.6 attempts per game from 3-point range this season, a volume exceeding even his MVP seasons in 2015 and 2016. His play helped Golden State clinch eighth place and a spot in the State Farm Play-In Tournament despite the season-long absence of Klay Thompson, who is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon.
Earlier this season, Curry claimed the top spots on the Warriors’ all-time scoring and assists list while also passing Reggie Miller for No. 2 on the NBA 3-pointers made leaderboard.
Curry becomes the first player 33 years or older to lead the league in scoring since Jordan in 1997-98 (35 years at end of season and averaged 28.7 PPG). He also joins Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players with multiple scoring titles, MVPs and championships.
