Steph Curry nearing Wilt Chamberlain’s Warriors scoring record is ‘surreal’

Steph Curry now is just 129 points away from surpassing Wilt Chamberlain as the Warriors' all-time scoring record, following his 37-point effort in Sunday night's loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Being able to eclipse Chamberlain would be a major milestone in what already has been a decorated career for the two-time NBA MVP, and Curry believes it is "surreal" to even be nearing 17,783 career points with the Warriors.

"That's surreal to be honest, I don't know how many years he played here but he's got a lot of buckets," Curry told reporters after the game. "Obviously he's a legend and remains across the whole league, but obviously wearing a Warriors uniform and having been here my whole career, it's pretty crazy, so I got a couple more points to score, hopefully some more wins in the process, but it is a wild just thought in general. To know where it started out and all that's happened over the course of the career, obviously got a lot more to do, but that is a pretty significant milestone that god willing when it happens, I will appreciate that moment."

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He also joked that he's glad the 3-point line wasn't around in Chamberlain's day, or he's sure Wilt would have amassed an even larger total.

Curry still is dealing with pain from a tailbone injury suffered a few weeks ago, but the star guard found a way to pour in 37 points on 12 of 23 shooting from the field.

The 12-year veteran already surpassed Rick Barry earlier this season, and almost certainly will surpass Chamberlain by the end of April barring injury.