NBA superstar Stephen Curry has just led the Golden State Warriors to their fourth title in eight years. In the finals, the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 4-2 to win the title. Throughout the playoffs, Curry displayed his abilities to the world. And he continued his good form into the finals as well. This brought the much elusive Finals MVP award for the sharpshooter. Even though Curry has been the star for the Warriors for their previous 3 title runs, he was not able to win a Finals MVP award.
Due to Kevin Durant’s arrival to the Warriors, Curry had to share the spotlight and also the basketball. Because of KD’s help, he didn’t have to go hard as he always did. During the regular season, this offered him a bit of a breather which helped him to be ready for the playoffs.
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Steph’s brother, Seth Curry joined NFL legend Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless in 2017 for the “Undisputed with Skip and Shannon” show. During the show, Seth discussed the Warriors’ 2016 Final loss and Kevin Durant joining them.
Seth talked about his brother, Stephen Curry
Seth said that the Warriors guard took a backseat to accommodate Durant. He also said that his brother is a people pleaser.?Seth said, “Watching the beginning of the season, Steph’s a people-pleasing man. He’s a point guard, he likes for his teammates to like him. And likes everybody have a good time around. I think when Kevin Durant first got there, he was trying to be welcoming and open always to make it easier for him transitioning. I think Steph took a backseat in his play…”?
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In the Warriors’ first title run, Curry was the main man. He led his team to the finals against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. And helped them win their first title in years. However, he shockingly lost the Finals MVP award to teammate Andre Iguodala. Then in the next year, the Warriors lost out to the Cavs in the Finals after a record-breaking regular season. They also became the first team to lose the finals after leading 3-1.
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So the already star-studded Warriors further strengthened themselves by adding superstar Kevin Durant to their ranks. And Durant shouldered the offensive burden with Curry and Klay Thompson. The Warriors and Cavs faced off in the next 2 Finals where the Dubs comfortably won. And KD won the Finals MVP award on both occasions.
Some questioned Curry’s ability to lead the team to the title since she did not win. However, he has proved to the world and himself that he can be the main man of the team with his performances in the finals last season. And he won his first ever Finals MVP award in the process.