Stephen Curry adds new award to his collection: Clutch Player of the Year

steph curry He was the NBA’s leading clutch scorer this season, and it wasn’t until today that it was confirmed that he was given the award to prove it.

The Golden State Warriors point guard was announced as the NBA Player of the Year, adding to an extremely extensive resume that includes two MVPs, an All-Star MVP, an NBA Finals MVP, a Western Conference Finals MVP and nine All-Star MVPs. added. NBA selection.

The award is named after Jerry West, a man Curry knew well and was a consultant to the Warriors. “When you watch him in person, you can tell how much he cares about basketball, how competitive he is and how much he wants to win no matter where he is,” Curry said of West on the TNT broadcast where the award was announced. Told.

Warriors’ 30th beat demar derozan From Chicago Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Originally from Oklahoma City. Curry led the league in clutch scoring (defined as scoring in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime with a team lead of five points or less) with 189, seven more than DeRozan. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 112 points, the seventh-most in the league, at that moment.

The voting was more than close, with Curry receiving 45 first-place votes and finishing with 298 points. DeRozan received 34 first-place votes and finished with 272 points. In the voting, the player received 5 points for his first place, 3 points for second place, and 1 point for third place. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 160 points.

Curry, a four-time NBA champion, said he is watching the playoffs and thinking about what Golden State needs to do before next season. “If you try to stay at this level and this peak for a long time, you’re not that far away,” said Curry, who will play for the United States at this summer’s Paris Olympics. “There will be some adjustments, but I know that when you lose you have to look in the mirror and say, ‘What can I do?'” Fortunately, we have the time to figure it out. there is. ”

The award was first presented last year, with De’Aaron Fox taking home the inaugural trophy, which was named “Mr. Martin” after West. They defeated Jimmy Butler and DeRozan in a “clutch” game to win the league championship.

Curry is the third player announced this week by the NBA as a recipient of the award, joining Tyrese Maxey for Most Valuable Player and Naz Reid for Sixth Man of the Year. The next awards will be presented on Sunday, when Oklahoma City’s Mark Denault, Minnesota’s Chris Finch and Orlando’s Jamal Mosley will be announced as Coaches of the Year.