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Golden State Warriors: 5 Keys For Game 6 vs. Cavaliers

By Gerald Bourguet

Jun 10, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) look on from the court during the fourth quarter in game four of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. The Warriors won 108-97. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 10, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) look on from the court during the fourth quarter in game four of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. The Warriors won 108-97. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) during the second quarter in game five of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Curry Stepping Up

On a related note, it’s time for Stephen Curry to fully live up to his reputation as the reigning back-to-back MVP. We got a strong dose of it in Game 4 when he dropped a 38-6-5 stat line, but in Game 5, he put up a pedestrian 25 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the field and 5-of-15 shooting from downtown.

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    • For a guy who averaged 30.1 points per game on .504/.454/.908 shooting splits, those numbers are hardly indicative of the guy who dominated the entire league in 2015-16 en route to the first ever unanimous MVP Award.

    For the series, Curry is averaging 22.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4.4 turnovers per game on .424/.415/.944 shooting splits. He’s made just 38.9 percent of his uncontested threes. He’s nearly committed as many turnovers (22) as assists (23). He’s seen his field goal percentage around the rim plummet to 51.3 percent after converting at a 62.5 percent clip in the regular season — the best finishing figure among all guards.

    Simply put, Curry hasn’t played up to his standards (with the exception of Game 4). He’s been belabored by foul trouble and he’s been outplayed by Kyrie Irving far more than anyone would’ve guessed heading into the series.

    In a potential closeout game on the road with Andrew Bogut sidelined but Draymond Green ready to rock the small-ball lineups, the Warriors will look to Curry and Klay Thompson to lead the charge. It’s time for the league MVP to step up once again and drop a bombshell on Quicken Loans Arena.

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