NBA Finals MVP Ladder: Stephen Curry finishes at top as Warriors take title

June 20, 2022 World Sports

Stephen Curry spoke matter-of-factly with NBATV’s Jared Greenberg after Game 2 of the NBA Finals, calmly addressing the one individual honor eluding the guard during a Hall of Fame 13-year career.

“There’s been a lot of accomplishments in my career and that one’s not on the list,” Curry said when discussing his newly awarded Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.

Eight days later, historians can now jot down that one on Curry’s resume, too, along with a fourth title on the strength of the 34-year-old scoring a team-high 34 points Thursday in Golden State’s 103-90 triumph over Boston in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to capture this best-of-seven series 4-2.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr called Curry’s latest accolade “his crowning achievement in what’s already been an incredible career. The whole Finals MVP thing, it’s like, are we really [doing this]? I guess his career has been so impeccable, and that’s the only thing we can actually find. So, it’s great to check that box for him. But it’s been really hard for me to think that’s actually been held against him.”