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Golden State Warriors: 5 Keys To Game 6 vs. Thunder

By Gerald Bourguet

May 26, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) is defended by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in the fourth quarter in game five of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 120-111. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
May 26, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) is defended by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in the fourth quarter in game five of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 120-111. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 26, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after scoring against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter in game five of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Curry Recapturing MVP Form

At the end of the day though, the Warriors could do all of these things and none of it would matter if the league MVP doesn’t come out and have a vintage Steph Curry performance.

In one of the greatest offensive seasons ever, Curry averaged 30.1 points, 6.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game on .504/.454/.908 shooting splits.

He was the league’s most unguardable player, an infallible demigod who dropped 40 points (including 17 in overtime) in his return from a two-week absence in the conference semifinals.

So far in this series, those otherworldly numbers have dipped to a comparatively mundane 25.6 points, 4.8 assists, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game on .426/.373/.906 shooting. He’s only hit the 30-point threshold once in this series, and in the two road games at OKC, he was limited to 5-of-21 shooting from three-point range (23.8 percent).

After Kevin Durant’s comments about Curry not guarding the other team’s best point guards and Russell Westbrook’s postgame snicker when asked about Curry being an underrated defender, the league MVP has plenty of bulletin board material.

Now is the time to unleash his best performance of the postseason yet.

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Throughout the history of the NBA playoffs, we’ve seen superstars step up time and time again when their team needed them most, delivering clutch, Hall of Fame-worthy performances. In Game 6, these 73-win Golden State Warriors need one from Steph Curry to keep their historic season alive.

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