Following two stellar individual seasons that saw him capture back-to-back MVP awards, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not be adding that honor to his mantle for a third straight year as he fell short of being named one of the three finalists.
It was a regular season dominated by the individual play of both Russell Westbrook and James Harden, who each put together their best campaigns of their respective careers. Despite that, Curry doesn't seem one bit bothered by being left out of the mix for the MVP award, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN.
“You look at those guys [Harden and Westbrook], numbers-wise, they had separated themselves just on sheer numbers and stats and the wow factor of what they’re doing, and they deserve that attention because they all had amazing seasons,” Curry said. “So, it obviously helps me to say that having won a couple times, but at the end of the day, I don’t need that kind of validation to know what my role is on the team, and how I can help my team win, and being in a situation where we’re playing for championships now, so that’s the biggest thing.”
Curry's mindset appears to be set on the much larger goal of winning a second NBA title in a third straight NBA Finals matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. There is much more to worry about in that regard facing another high-powered offense led by LeBron James, who was another player notably left off the list of finalists for this season's MVP award.
The reigning two-time NBA MVP has performed quite well this postseason averaging a team-leading 28.6 points on 50.2 percent shooting from the field and 43.1 percent from beyond the arc while guiding the Warriors to 12-o mark in the playoffs heading into the NBA Finals.
The 28-year-old also has the motivation to improve on his performance from last year's NBA Finals against the Cavaliers where he shot 40 percent from the field while averaging 22.6 points per game.
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