“Steph Curry left no doubt about who the real MVP is tonight!” Magic Johnson tweeted on Monday, when Curry had 49 points to lead Golden State past Philadelphia. The award typically goes to the best player on a team that finishes high in the standings, not one that’ll likely have to scratch and claw just to make the postseason. “It’s been incredible to watch.”īob Pettit and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the only players to win MVP awards on teams that had winning percentages below.
“He’s never played any better, that’s for sure,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. That’s the big difference, the biggest reason why Curry isn’t even more prevalent in the MVP talks. He’s averaging 31.4 points on 49% shooting this season the only other season in which he averaged more than 30 points was 2015-16, when he averaged 30.1 on 50% shooting - and was the unanimous MVP. 500 mark, but Curry has shot his way into serious consideration. It’s been 45 years since the last instance of an NBA MVP being selected from a team that wasn’t at least 10 games over the. That’s the last time the NBA saw a shooting stretch like the one Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has assembled over the past few weeks. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, foreground, celebrates near Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton after the Warriors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) gestures after scoring against the Denver Nuggets to pass Wilt Chamberlain to become the franchise's all-time leading scorer during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, April 12, 2021. Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry reacts after making a three-pointer during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, right, blocks a shot by Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia 76ers' Seth Curry, left, and Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry meet before an NBA basketball game, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, left, goes up for a shot past Philadelphia 76ers' Seth Curry during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, right, goes for a shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry reacts after making a three-pointer during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Philadelphia.
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