Stephen Curry He has become accustomed throughout his career to being one of the players who starts the Regular Phases at the best level. After all a offseason of extreme and avant-garde training, the star of Golden State Warriors It doesn’t take him long to show that he is one or two steps above others in his position. However, since he got his last MVP In 2016, the reality is that as the weeks went by, Curry’s performance stabilized and his candidacy for the award faded. At this beginning of season 2023-2024 The first part of history seems to repeat itself and the question that arises is, Will this be the year that Steph fights for the MVP?
In just 6 games Curry has proven not only to be in top shape despite his age, but also to be able to put the Warriors in a privileged position in the standings. With only one loss in their locker in the first game of the season against the Suns, Golden State is at the top of the West along with the current champions. And all thanks to Steph. With 30.8 points He is enjoying an excellent first few stages of the course.
In fact, the two-time MVP has already equaled his fourth best scoring mark at the beginning of the season in these 6 games, those 185 points replicate what he achieved a year ago. The difference lies in the success, since Curry is converting the 71.6% of his shots from two and 46.5% of his triples with practically 12 outside shots per night.
You only need to take a look at his numbers to see the very high performance of the Golden State star:
Season Average points Total points %T2 %T3 2015-2016 35,5 213 64,2% 51,4% 2018-2019 33,6 202 58,5% 52,7% 2020-2021 32,3 194 57,6% 36,1% 2022-2023 30,8 185 56,4% 41,7% 2023-2024 30,8 185 71,6% 46,5%
The most striking thing about this substantial improvement in Curry’s accuracy is that it is closely related to the changes in the Warriors squad. The arrival of Chris Paul and the departure of Jordan Poole are considerably freeing up the point guard when it comes to executing on offense. Proof of this is that the vast majority of his shots at the basket are taking place with 0 or 1 boat maximumactions that are converting to 68% effective.
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The best way to confirm that Curry is in the conversation for the MVP of this season must be found in the recent victory in the NBA Cup against Oklahoma City Thunder by 141 to 139. There, Stephen became the soul of the Warriors, not only being the leading scorer with 30 points on 9 of 15 from the field (60%), but for his most complete facet, bordering on a triple-double (8 rebounds, 7 assists).
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The point guard was at an excellent level throughout the night, connecting 5 of 7 shots without barely putting the ball on the court and most importantly: scoring the winning basket as if he were a decade ago:
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“Considering that we allowed them to score 139 points, we have to be happy that in the final stretch we have made some necessary defenses,” Curry said after the victory in Oklahoma City. “The most important thing is that we are having good shooting situations. Tonight the last three minutes we were making good plays, keeping the game simple and that helps to maintain composure and not give the other team extra possessions that could affect you.”
There is no area of the field at this start of the Regular Phase where Stephen Curry is not being one of the best in the NBA and that is a sure value for the Warriors who are aiming high in this campaign.
Next March 2024 Stephen Curry will turn 36. That means that if he managed to stay at the required level and the Warriors were one of the three best teams in the West, the star would have it within his reach to become the oldest player to win the title. MVP. In this way he would leave behind the 35 years with which Karl Malone won the award in 1999.
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2023-11-04 07:42:58
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