The staggering numbers from Stephen Curry’s incredible scoring streak

It seems inconceivable that a player already thought of as the greatest shooter in NBA history could elevate his game even higher.

Stephen Curry is doing just that.

Curry extended his remarkable scoring streak Monday with 49 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 107-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Curry has scored at least 30 points in 11 consecutive games. It's the longest such streak in league history by a player 33 or older, surpassing Kobe Bryant, who had 10 straight 30-point games in 2012.

"You don't put too much pressure on yourself, you just play basketball," Curry said. "Being aggressive, obviously, but kind of letting the game come to you. For me, that looks a certain type of way, but I'm having a blast out there just playing basketball and it's obviously working."

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🔥 49 POINTS, 10 THREES for Curry 🔥

▪️ Most 3s in a 10-game span (72)
▪️ 11th straight 30+ point game
▪️ 10+ threes in 4 out of last 5 games@StephenCurry30 gonna Steph. pic.twitter.com/OBuwpGf8Ie

Curry shot 14-of-28 from the field, 10-of-17 on 3-pointers and 11-of-12 on free throws for his eighth 40-point outing of the season and fourth in the last five games. Diving deeper, Curry's recent numbers are staggering:

► He now leads the NBA in scoring at 31.4 points per game, a career high.

► During the 11-game streak, he is averaging 40 points on 54.1% shooting overall and 49.7% from 3-point range. For the season, he's shooting 49.1% overall and 43.1% from deep.

► He has 21 career games with at least 10 3-pointers, including six this season and four in the last five games. Teammate and fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson is second with five career games with 10 3s. No other player in league history has more than three.

► He has made 72 3-pointers in the last 10 games, most ever in a 10-game stretch.

► His streak of 30-point games is the longest by a Warriors player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964.

► With 47 and 49 points in his last two games, he is the first player 33 or older to score 45+ in back-to-back games since Michael Jordan in 2001.

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