SAN FRANCISCO Stephen Curry Celebrate the Golden State WarriorsHe made a successful return to the NBA Finals with a new trophy in his collection when he was named the first Western Conference Most Valuable Player.
The Warriors won the championship. Dallas Mavericks Their 120-110 win Curry was presented with the brand-new Magic Johnson Western Conference MVP trophy. He was hugged and lifted into the air by his teammates in Game 5. At the end of each game, nine media members voted on which series MVP they wanted.
Curry, who was drawing a lot of Dallas’ defensive focus, finished Game 5 having scored 15 points and nine assists. However, he averaged 23.8, 7.4 assists, 6.6 rebounding, and 23.8 points per game in the series.
Curry sees the NBA Finals as the true reward. Golden State missed two consecutive seasons of the playoffs after having reached five consecutive Finals, from 2014-15 to 2018,-19. Curry was injured and missed 60 games in the 2019-20 season.
Now, the two-time NBA MVP will be aiming for his fourth NBA championship.
Curry is the first recipient of the Magic Johnson Trophy. The league introduced new trophy for the MVP of the Eastern Conference finals, and the Western Conference finals. The NBA named both the Western Conference MVP trophy and the Eastern Conference MVP trophy Larry Bird after Johnson, two legendary figures who were responsible for elevating the game to new heights during the 1980s.