Stephen Curry Wins NBA Most Valuable Player Award for 2014-15
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Fluency 41 11 Stephen Curry Wins NBA Most Valuable Player Award for 2014-15 25 NEW YORK — The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry has won the 2014-15 NBA 38 Most Valuable Player Award. The Golden State Warriors’ guard set a single-season 54 record for three-pointers made, and led his team to the league's best regular-season ever 66 with 67 wins. He led his team in scoring, assists, and steals. 80 Curry got the most first-place votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters 95 who cover the NBA. Other players receiving ballot votes in the top five included the 106 Houston Rockets' James Harden (second), the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (third), 117 the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook (fourth), and the New Orleans 121 Pelicans' Anthony Davis (fifth). 134 Stephen Curry helped the Warriors with per-game averages of 23.8 points, 7.7 149 assists, 2.04 steals, and 4.3 rebounds. Curry set an NBA record by making 286 three- 164 pointers. Curry also led the NBA in free throw percentage (91.4%), making a career-high 176 52 consecutive free throws over games that spanned almost a full month. 188 The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is sponsored by Kia Motors America™. 202 As part of their partnership with the NBA, this company donates cars to charitable 216 organizations. This car company also sponsors other awards given to players at the end of 231 the NBA season, including the Sixth-Man Award (given to the best player to help his 248 team coming off the bench). This means that the player is not one of the ‘starting-five’ 264 players on the team, but is great at helping his team win. Other awards sponsored by 280 KIA, given each year, include the NBA Rookie of the Year (best first year player), and 285 the NBA Most Improved Player. www.henryanker.com Fluency 41 299 Stephen Curry’s father was also an outstanding NBA player in his day. He played 313 for 16 seasons, including 10 years with the Charlotte Bobcats. His mother was an 317 outstanding college volleyball player. www.henryanker.com .