The Golden State Warriors look to keep the ship afloat as Stephen Curry recovers from his MLC sprain. Without a surprise, the Portland Trail Blazers won’t go down without a fight as the won Game 3 to apply some pressure back on the Dubs.
The Warriors aren’t rushing Curry back and for Game 4 on Monday, the two-time MVP will be doubtful once again. In case you didn’t catch that, we labeled Curry as a two-time MVP; Steph has been named the NBA’s 2015-16 Most Valuable Player.
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the media has released the winner:
Warriors guard Stephen Curry will this week be named NBA Most Valuable Player for a second successive season, ESPN has learned.
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) May 9, 2016
The polling results aren’t currently available but you can imagine that the MVP race wasn’t that tight. This year, the Warriors won 73 games, an NBA record as Steph averaged, 30.1 points, 6.7 assists, and 5.4 rebounds per game in 34.2 minutes per contest. For comparison purposes, Curry averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, and 4.3 rebounds in the first MVP season.
ESPN released a great graphic compare Curry along with other greats in NBA history:
In addition to a polarizing season, Steph was considered as one of the league’s most improved players; he finished 4th in the Most Improved Player category.