The first ever unanimous MVP winner in NBA history was given to Warriors guard Stephen Curry on Tuesday, earning 131 first place votes from a group of NBA sports writers and broadcasters, for a total of 1,310 points.Curry is the 11th player in league history voted as MVP in consecutive seasons and the first guard since Steve Nash in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Curry showed exactly how he can take over a game in a matter of seconds in an overtime performance on Monday.He returned from a sprained right knee to score 40 points and 17 in overtime in a 132-125 win over Portland, putting the team up 3-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.
Curry has an average of 30.1 points per game to go with 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds. He also led the NBA with 2.1 steals a game while shooting 50.4 percent from the field, 445.4 percent from 3-points range and 90.8 percent from the foul line.
Curry is the first player in NBA history to average at least 30 points a game despite playing less than 35 minutes per game. Curry recorded a 3-points in a single season with 402 points and set the record last season with 286 points.
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