Golden State star guard Stephen Curry had no problem watching teammate Kevin Durant win his second consecutive NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award after the\u2026<\/b>
\nGolden State star guard Stephen Curry had no problem watching teammate Kevin Durant win his second consecutive NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award after the Warriors completed a title sweep Friday.
Curry\u2019s quite happy with the team and himself claiming a third NBA title in four seasons after beating Cleveland 108-85 Friday, leaving individual honors to fall where they might.
\u201cIndividual accolades, they\u2019re awesome and when you get to experience what that feels like, it\u2019s a validation of all the hard work that you put into it. There\u2019s a sense of pride around those things,\u201d Curry said.
\u201cBut when it comes to me looking at myself in the mirror after every game and know I gave my best effort and I can go in the locker room and look every one of my teammates in the face and have that sense of pride of what I was able to and how I help my team win a championship, that\u2019s all that matters to me.\u201d
Curry hit an NBA Finals one-game record nine 3-pointers in a game-two victory and struck for 37 in Friday\u2019s clincher, but lost out in a media vote to Durant, who struck for a playoff career-high 43 points in a game-three triumph.
\u201cK. D. has been amazing these last two years, especially in the finals and so deserving of back-to-back finals MVPs,\u201d Curry said. \u201cI\u2019m going to be his biggest fan in there with what he\u2019s able to do.
\u201cThe biggest thing we appreciate in the locker room is what everybody brings to the table. We kind of unlock the greatness out of each other.\u201d
In two finals before the Warriors signed Durant, Golden State split with Cleveland and went 7-6. In two finals with the powerful forward, the Warriors are 8-1 with two titles. That might have given Durant the MVP edge.
\u201cDoes it matter? Does it?\u201d Durant said. \u201cWe won two championships. We just won back-to-back. I don\u2019t think anybody\u2019s even worried about that type of stuff. I\u2019m glad we came out and played a great game. We were able to finish the series off. That\u2019s the only thing that matters to us.\u201d
Warriors coach Steve Kerr rejects the notion that Curry\u2019s career is somehow lacking because he hasn\u2019t won a finals MVP award even as he enjoys three titles.
\u201cI\u2019m sure it would have been nice for Steph to win the MVP, but honestly, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s that disappointed,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cOne of the great things about having the talent around him is that he gets to win championships.\u201d
Kerr has seen Curry\u2019s outside shooting and Durant\u2019s size and power inside produce a formidable combination that opens opportunities for each during games.
\u201cSteph has always been one of the most unselfish people you can be around. He\u2019s really an amazing human being,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThe combination of incredible talent and humility, that is such a powerful force in our locker room. In many ways it sets the tone for the whole organization.\u201d
\u2018It saved my life\u2019
Durant sees the hard work as being true to his teammates and his love for a game that took him from suburban Washington D. C. to worldwide stardom.
\u201cI feel indebted to the game. I feel like it saved my life,\u201d Durant said. \u201cIt changed my life. It took me out of an environment that I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d ever be out of. I thought I was going to live in Maryland my whole life.
\u201cTo travel the world and meet different people and go to different arenas and different cities and countries around the world, I\u2019m just forever grateful for this opportunity.
\u201cThat\u2019s why I love this game. It was able to teach me so much about life. To win a championship on top of that means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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