In this Finals he did everything on the floor. Seth Curry added: "He is in that top 10 all-time individual player debate. That is one of the few things he didn't have." "It is good to get another championship and top it off with a Finals MVP. ![]() "I told him after the game, there is nothing else you can possibly do in this game," Curry's brother Seth Curry, who plays for the Nets, told ESPN. He became the game's 3-point king and moved past Ray Allen atop the all-time 3-pointers made list earlier this season.īut his 13th season will be remembered for winning his fourth championship, putting Curry in an elite group that includes only James, Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Tim Duncan and Bill Russell to win four championships and multiple MVPs. It has been a record-breaking season for Curry. Steph's legacy is already cemented, in terms of what he's done for the game, how he's improved the game, and what he's done making all the kids want to play the game. "As Cedric Maxwell said to me the other night, he goes, 'There's 32 NBA Finals. "It helps," Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas told ESPN about a Finals MVP being vital for Curry's legacy. Now debaters can argue where Curry's place is among the legends of the game and if he is a top-10 player of all-time and one of the greatest point guards ever. The NBA's most prolific 3-point shooter now has four rings, two league MVPs, two scoring titles, one Finals MVP and an All-Star Game MVP. Including that game, Golden State won three straight to win its fourth title in eight years.įor Curry, Game 6 was a legacy game for the point guard. One of those was the 29-footer he hit with 6:15 left in the third that pushed the Warriors up by 22, leading him to celebrate by pointing to his ring finger as Boston called a timeout.Ĭurry's signature Finals MVP performance, though, came when he swung the momentum of the series with his sensational 43-point, 10-rebound effort in a Game 4 win in Boston to even the series at 2-2. "Just happy I got to do it."Īfter Curry finished with 34 points, seven assists and seven rebounds in the series clincher - giving him 30 or more in three straight games at Boston - he received a phone call from former President Obama congratulating him.Ĭurry, after all, is only the fifth player to win multiple NBA MVPs, a Finals MVP and a scoring title in his career, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Wilt Chamberlain, according to research from ESPN Stats & Information.Ĭurry put himself with legendary company by hitting six 3-pointers on Thursday, three coming in the third quarter. "But to have the opportunity to go for a fourth, and to accomplish this goal, too, God is great," Curry said about the Bill Russell trophy. Me as a player, obviously this Finals MVP stuff and all that, knew good enough to win three championships before."Ĭurry then talked about the new Finals MVP trophy in his hand. " hear all the talk about you as a player and us as a team, nobody outside of the Bay Area thought we would be here last October when the season started. ![]() "What they gonna say now?" Curry told Andscape's Marc Spears after the game. and shouted out, "What are they gonna say now, boy?" Curry detractors can no longer point to the NBA's greatest shooter not having a Finals MVP to his name anymore. Underneath Boston's historic championship banners and on the Celtics' hallowed parquet floor, Curry didn't just put another ring on it - he cemented his future Hall of Fame legacy by joining an exclusive, legendary group with his first NBA Finals MVP trophy.Ĭurry won his fourth championship and the one honor that had eluded him when he was unanimously named the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player after leading the Golden State Warriors to a 103-90 win to eliminate the Boston Celtics on Thursday. As the final seconds ticked off, an emotional Curry broke down in tears before needing to sit down on the court.Īfterward, Curry saw Bay Area rapper Mistah F.A.B. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry named NBA Finals MVP for 1st time in careerīOSTON - Stephen Curry pulled up from 29 feet out and buried another 3-point dagger before pointing to his right ring finger in the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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