Stephen Curry is 2015 NBA MVP

MANILA, Philippines – Golden State Warriors All-Star point guard Stephen Curry is the 2014-2015 NBA Most Valuable Player, the league announced Monday, May 4.

Curry, who broke his own record of three-point field goals made in a single season, led the Warriors in scoring, assists, and steals averaging 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, and 2 steals per game.

The sweet shooting guard received a total of 1,198 points to win the award including 100 of 130 first-place votes coming from members of the media in the US and Canada, as well as the Kia MVP fan vote on NBA.com.

Houston Rockets’ high-scoring shooting guard James Harden came in second with 936 points, 4-time MVP LeBron James finished third with 552 points followed by Oklahoma City Thunder’s triple-double machine Russell Westbrook at 4th place with 352 points. Rounding up the top 5 is New Orleans Pelicans’ rising forward Anthony Davis with 203 points.

Curry led Golden State to a franchise-best 67 wins in the regular season shooting 48.7% from the field and 44.3% from beyond the arc.

But he showed this season that he was more than just a shooter ably breaking down defenses with his ball handling and running the Warriors’ offense to perfection.

The 27-year-old point guard is the second in the Warriors’ franchise history to win the award since Wilt Chamberlain took home the plum in the 1959-1960 season.

The Warriors are currently in competing in the second round of the NBA playoffs. They hold a 1-0 advantage over Memphis in their best-of-7 Western Conference semifinals series. – Rappler.com