Steph Curry ties LeBron James with epic piece of history

Stephen Curry tied LeBron James in a 40-plus point shooting performance Wednesday night. Steph Curry continues to put himself in the greatness category. During the Warriors' 119-114 victory against the host Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Curry put himself into the same scoring category as LeBron James. Curry tied James at 15 games for 40-point game performances past the age of 35 years old. Stephen Curry tied LeBron James for 40+ point games past the age of 35 following 44 point performance against the Timberwolves. AP Photo/Abbie Parr Stephen Curry ties LeBron James for games with 40+ points past the age 35. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The 38-year-old had 23 points through the first half, and it continued into the second half, as Golden State had a 24-point lead, when he checked out at the 5:01 mark of the third quarter. Besides scoring a lot, Curry also had eight rebounds and six assists. Rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg had his highest-scoring performance, finishing with 26 points, sinking 2 of 5 3-pointers and shooting 55% from the field. Golden State went up against a Timberwolves team that was without Anthony Edwards, who will miss at least the next two months due to arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Stephen Curry lined up at the free-throw line in a 44-point performance where he shot 16 of 16 from the free-throw line. NBAE via Getty Images Luca Evans of The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Steve Kerr said the Warriors "smelled blood in the water." After starting the season 0-3, Golden State is starting to find its rhythm and has won two in a row.