NBA Finals MVP Ladder: Stephen Curry takes No. 1 spot after Game 2

June 8, 2022 World Sports

Expectedly, Stephen Curry maintained his super-stellar level of production in gutting the Celtics for a game-high 29 points Monday to even the NBA Finals at 1-1 as it heads back to Boston.

While we constantly rave about the point guard’s ability to fill it up on the offensive end, teammate Draymond Green believes we should be handing Curry flowers for his contributions on defense.

“I’ve been talking about it the last couple years how much he’s improved on that side of the ball,” Green said. “Teams used to try to call him into every action and just try to pick on him. That doesn’t work anymore.” Curry provided evidence of that in tallying a team-high tying three steals in Game 2, as Golden State forced 19 turnovers on the way to holding Boston to a playoff-low 88 points. The Celtics surrendered 33 points off turnovers to tie a regular season and postseason high.

Boston is now 0-4 in the 2022 playoffs when it turns the ball over 18 or more times.