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11 Wins NBA Most Valuable Player Award for 2014-15

25 NEW YORK — The ' 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 ' (second), the ' LeBron James (third),

117 the Thunder's (fourth), and the New Orleans

121 Pelicans' (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 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.

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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.

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