“They are not messing this one up.... He's gonna win this award” - NBA analyst believes if the Warriors win the title, Steph Curry winning the Finals MVP is a lock
The Golden State Warriors currently have a 3-2 lead over the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. After a huge victory in Game 5, the Warriors are just one win away from another championship.
He ended the night with 16 points and eight assists, shooting only 7-of-22 from the field and missing all nine of his 3-point attempts.
Steph Curry is still the frontrunner for the Finals MVP award. He's the best player in the series by a large margin and should finally win this prestigious award.
The Golden State Warriors won back-to-back NBA championships in 2017-18. Both times, they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Despite playing well, Steph Curry didn't win the Finals MVP award. Instead, it was given to Kevin Durant. The Warriors won a championship in 2015 as well. On that occasion, Andre Iguodala won the prestigious award.
Shannon Sharpe believes that the two-time scoring champion is a lock for this year's Finals MVP, despite the bad game. Speaking to Skip Bayless on "Undisputed," Sharpe said:
"They are not messing this one up, Skip. He's gonna win this award. ... This notion that a Finals MVP has to play great every game, that's not true. ... We know how great he is. He just proved last night he's human."
Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson have had some disappointing performances. The Boston Celtics have also been very inconsistent.
During this segment on "Undisputed," Shannon Sharpe pointed out that Steph Curry is not the only player to shoot poorly in an NBA Finals game.
Sharpe highlighted a couple of games by Michael Jordan, who is considered the greatest player of all time. Jordan shot 11-of-28 in Game 3 of the 1991 Finals against the LA Lakers, yet the Chicago Bulls won.
🗓 This Day in Stats, 1996: The @chicagobulls defeat the SuperSonics in Game 6 for their fourth title in six seasons as Michael Jordan becomes the first player to win #NBAFinals MVP four times. https://t.co/8nXFpozSgk
The Bulls also won Game 2 of the 1996 Finals against the Seattle Supersonics, despite Jordan shooting 9-of-22. Finally, MJ had one of the worst shooting games of his career in Game 6 against the Supersonics. He made only 5-of-19 attempts.
Sharpe also brought up Kobe Bryant and his 6-for-24 performance in Game 7 against the Boston Celtics in 2010.