SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 26: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates after winning the Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP award after a 120-110 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Five of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals at Chase Center on May 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California, What would a fourth title mean for Stephen Curry’s legacy?. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
The Golden State Warriors have reached the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years. Talk about a dynasty! The Warriors’ “Golden Boy” Stephen Curry received the inaugural Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP award in honor of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary, putting up averages of 23.8 points on 43.8% from the field, 7.4 assists, and 6.6 assists per game in the series.
What would a fourth title mean for Stephen Curry’s legacy?
This will be Curry’s sixth Finals appearance of his career, which puts him in the exclusive company of NBA luminaries such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and others.
This iteration of the Warriors’ Big Three in Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green are older, wiser, and more appreciative of this opportunity to capture their fourth title together after having missed the playoffs the last two seasons due to Thompson’s injuries. He suffered a torn ACL in the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors that kept him out all of the 2019-20 season, and then tore his Achilles in a workout prior to the 2020-21 season.
Curry sounded more appreciative of this opportunity to capture another title when he said this after the game:
“This is a blessing, obviously, it’s a team effort to get back, what Draymond said for us. Be optimistic the last two years, and be…
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