One of the weirder storylines heading into the 2019 NBA Finals was how Steph Curry absolutely needed a Finals MVP to cement his legacy.
To me, it didn’t matter that he never won the award even though the argument was that most of the all-time greats had championship MVPs to their name. Even if the Golden State Warriors legend retired tomorrow, his legacy as perhaps the greatest shooter in NBA history was already clinched, and his multiple rings backed up his all-time, all-around greatness.
So after Game 3, in which Curry shouldered the scoring load nearly by himself — 47 of 109 total Warriors points, a whopping 43 percent of Golden State’s total — can we finally put this narrative to rest?
Look at what he had to battle through all night:
The full highlight package includes some other gems — some of his patented long-distance bombs, a drive or two through traffic, some silky dimes and more:
And look at his numbers overall in the Finals in his career BEFORE he entered this year’s series against the Toronto Raptors:
He’s already proven what he can do without the hardware to back it up and Game 3 was a reminder of that fact.
