Warriors star Stephen Curry wins Clutch Player of the Year
Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry earned the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year.
Stephen Curry finished in the top spot ahead of Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The two-time league MVP voiced appreciation for the honor that highlights his ability to play under pressure.
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“You’ve got to be able to deal with failure,” Curry said via ESPN. “You have to be OK with the shot you miss, and have a short memory with it. I don’t know if anything clicked other than you know how much time you’ve put into the game and with that comes deserved confidence of, ‘OK, I’m ready for whatever moment you find yourself in, or whatever shot you need to take.’
“Everybody remembers the highlights and whatnot, but there’s plenty of shots that you miss where you’re like, ‘Yeah, that was a good one I should have taken, and you move onto the next.’ You have to have a little amnesia built in there, and that’s the only way you can come back with that type of confidence.”
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Curry put together another highly productive campaign, finishing first with 189 clutch points. The 36-year-old remains one of the league’s premier scorers, maintaining his scoring prowess in key late-game situations.
Curry is coming off averaging 26.4 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 45.0 percent from the floor and 40.8 percent from beyond the arc. It marked the eighth time that he’s averaged at least 25.0 points per game.
