Golden States New Golden Man

By: Joshua Munoz, Maximillian Everhardt, Richard Bury, and

RyanDouglas
On Monday May 4, the NBA announced the 2014-2015 seasons
Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the year. That player was none other than
the Golden State Warriors all-star point guard, Stephen Curry.

Curry received 100 of the 130 possible votes for the first-place
position, making him only the second player in Golden States history to receive this prestigious
award. The other first-place winner was NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain, during the 19591960 season. This year, the award was the result of an astonishing and unprecedented season for
the 27 year-old from Davidson College. He broke numerous long-standing records. One such
record was for the most three-pointers (272) made in a single season, a record which was
previously set by Curry, himself. He was able to top that statistic this year, with 286 threepointers!

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Curry became the first player, in NBA history, to
score 45 points while attempting 25 or fewer field-goals and five or fewer free-throws. That was
not the only big moment for him during that game, he also became the first player, since Latrell
Sprewell (1997), to record 40 points and 10 assists for the Warriors. Along the way to his first
MVP award, Curry led his team to the franchises first 67-win season, making them the tenth
team to do so, while also becoming the first Western Conference team to win 39 home games.
Although Curry did not achieve all the teams accolades for the season, his personal

performances led the team by example, and his outstanding skills are undeniably the main reason
why he received the seasons Most Valuable Player Award.

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