Stephen Curry is the first unanimous NBA MVP, earning the
award for the second straight season.
The Golden State Warriors superstar is the 11th player in
NBA history to be voted MVP in consecutive seasons and the first guard to do so
since Steve Nash in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Curry received 1,310 points from the
130 voters from the U.S. and Canada.
He was followed in the vote Tuesday by Kawhi Leonard of San
Antonio, LeBron James of Cleveland and Oklahoma City teammates Russell
Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Curry's teammate Draymond Green was seventh.
In a stunning overtime performance Monday night, Curry
showed exactly how he can take over a game in a matter of seconds. He returned
from a sprained right knee to score 40 points — and 17 in overtime — in a
132-125 win at Portland to put his team up 3-1 in the Western Conference
semifinals.
