There’s a reason Stephen Curry is the first unanimous MVP in NBA history. It’s mainly because he does things like this.
There's a reason he's the MVP. https://t.co/DuxS02iChW
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2016
With the defending champion Golden State Warriors up by just two points against the Portland Trail Blazers and under a minute remaining in Game 5 of their second-round NBA playoff series, Curry more or less willed this ball — which at first glance looks like it will fall short — into the basket. That’s what you call a dagger, folks.
Here’s an even more impressive view.
Best view of Steph Curry's top of the key three-pointer off the dribble. https://t.co/s8Wa3ogu0y
— RealGM (@RealGM) May 12, 2016
Curry finished with 29 points in the 125-121 series-clinching victory. Klay Thompson added a game-high 33 for Golden State, while Portland’s C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard combined for 55 points in the loss.
In completely unsurprising fashion, Twitter completely lost its mind when Curry hit the shot — and justifiably so. It was an experience, to say the least.
I'm done… Dude can shoot-ball-play… pic.twitter.com/oiM8DeLzZ0
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) May 12, 2016
DAGGER
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) May 12, 2016
STOP IT
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) May 12, 2016
The familiar dagger
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) May 12, 2016
That's so ridiculous, Steph
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) May 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/AshleyNevel/status/730630344060231680
ok steph we get it
— Lana Berry (@Lana) May 12, 2016
WHAT.
— SB Nation (@SBNation) May 12, 2016
TAKE A BOW STEPHEN CURRY
— FRS Hoopz (@FRS_Hoopz) May 12, 2016
STEPH CURRY is UNREAL. #NBA
— INSIDE HOOPS – NBA Basketball (@InsideHoops) May 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/Shake4ndBake/status/730630417804607488
STEPH, ARE YOU KIDDING?!
— theScore (@theScore) May 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/AshleyNevel/status/730630433503776768
https://twitter.com/Tom_NBA/status/730630429225697280
The Warriors advance to the Western Conference finals for the second consecutive season and will face the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder-San Antonio Spurs series.
Thumbnail photo via Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports Images
