![]() Curry has found it, duplicated it, remixed it with the power of his presence. ![]() The secret Magic had, assisted by Jerry West and Pat Riley, was assimilating one’s self into the system - be it Showtime or whatever this will be called in the annals. “The standard that Magic set in terms of being a champion and playing the point guard position whatever other position he played.” “The new trophy is pretty cool, especially who it’s named after,” said Curry, who scored 15 with nine assists after coming into the night averaging 26 points, 7.5 rebounds and seven assists in the series. Perhaps the closest thing to on-court magic since Earvin, Curry played on cruise control much of the night, preferring to cede the space to teammates who found a sweet spot and stayed there but danced to his groove. The imprint he placed on this game was evident in the way others performed - Thompson shimmying after a triple from a behind-the-back pass from Green, Andrew Wiggins crashing in for a weakside dunk or Jordan Poole again displaying toddler-like feet in the small real estate underneath the basket. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry celebrates after the Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals in San Francisco on May 26, 2022, to advance to the NBA Finals. He won the inaugural Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP award, with his greatest contribution occurring from what happened around him, not from him. The Warriors are back in the NBA Finals not just because they’re talented, but due to championship habits and standards built, fortified and reinforced through the darkness of the last three seasons - an almost stubborn or arrogant belief they could get back to this stage without changing who they were.Ĭontrolling themselves in chaos and knowing they wouldn’t break while the opponents wilted draws from the eyes of Curry. The Dallas Mavericks were the most recent squad whose dreams were squashed by a blue and gold reality, a 120-110 coronation that felt less like a Game 5 competition but a chance to celebrate in the new building whose walls were built on the backs of sweat equity across the bridge. This the sixth time in eight years these Warriors - or some variation of them - have emerged as one of the last two standing. The sixth month reveals which NBA teams outlast, outthink and outperform the competition. Heavy is the head that wears the crown - even if it’s three years later and so many twists and turns since their maiden voyage that resulted in the Warriors becoming a fixture in June.
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