Golden State Warriors: 5 Takeaways From Game 7 vs. Thunder

3. Curry Turned In A Needed MVP Performance

Heading into the decisive Game 7, I wrote that the Warriors needed an MVP-caliber performance from Steph Curry, who had mostly looked mortal for the first six games against the Thunder. After Klay Thompson carried the load in Game 6, Curry answered the call to finish the series off.

Finishing Game 7 with 36 points, eight assists and five rebounds, Curry went 13-for-24 from the field and knocked down seven of his 12 three-point attempts. Every time the Warriors needed a bucket in the second half, it was Curry who supplied it.

In the third quarter where the Dubs held a 29-12 advantage and turned a six-point deficit into an 11-point lead, Curry was the catalyst behind the run, sinking three demoralizing three-pointers to ignite Oracle Arena into a frenzy.

In the fourth quarter, Curry closed out the game with 15 points. His personal 7-0 run early in the period helped the Dubs hold off OKC’s desperate advances, and when Kevin Durant went on a 7-0 run of his own in the game’s final minutes to cut the lead to four, Curry drew a three-point foul on Serge Ibaka and iced the game from the free throw line.

Well, before completely sticking them with one last dagger, that is.

With those seven threes, Curry set an NBA record for the most made three-pointers in a Game 7. He also became the first player in NBA history to tally a 35-5-5 with at least five three-pointers in a Game 7.

With their season on the line and the pressure on the Warriors to finish things off at home, Steph Curry reminded the world that when he’s at his best, no team in the NBA can stop the Warriors.

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