Curry Proves Why He's the MVP
- By Shaki N. Wilson
- May 10, 2016
- 2 min read
With so many ebbs and flows, 48 minutes wasn't enough for these teams and in the end it was about the MVP. Stephen Curry was supposed to be on limited minutes. That went out the window when Shawn Livingston was ejected in the second quarter. All Curry did was score a game high 40 points, including 17 in overtime and the Warriors defeated the Blazers 132-125 to take a commanding 3-1 lead. Game five is Wednesday night in Oakland.
Golden State overcame a hot start by Portland, which opened the game with a 16-2 run. Their backcourt duo of Damian Lilliard and C.J. McCollum put on an offensive show in the first half, but the second half belonged to Curry and the Warriors.
Livingston was ejected from the game in the second quarter for arguing, forcing Warriors head coach Steve Kerr to play Curry more minutes than expected. The league MVP scored 13 points on 5-13 shooting in the first half, including 0-5 from three. He went on to score 27 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.
The defending champions used their defense to trigger their offense in the third quarter led by Draymond Green, who finished with six blocks, and took their first lead of the game 87-86. Portland than went on to make consecutive three point shots on three possessions and took the lead midway through the fourth quarter. It was then that Curry put his team on his back and carried them to victory.
Curry will be announced as the league's MVP Tuesday. He will join Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Steve Nash as the only point guards in league history to win consecutive MVP awards.
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