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Three bold postseason predictions

By Carlos Murillo

Dec 17, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) pats guard Stephen Curry (30) on the head as a timeout is called against the Portland Trail Blazers during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 135-90. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) pats guard Stephen Curry (30) on the head as a timeout is called against the Portland Trail Blazers during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 135-90. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts before game seven of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Steph Curry will break the NBA Finals’ scoring record

If any one member of the Warriors wants revenge more than the others, it’s Stephen Curry. On the surface, you could say it’s Draymond Green. He was suspended while the Warriors had momentum and he hates losing more than anyone else, but it’s Curry.

Last year’s loss fell on him. Whether that’s fair or not, it’s the burden that superstars have to live with. And some of the responsibility for the Warriors’ historic collapse does fall on him.

I’m sure there aren’t very many days where Steph Curry doesn’t think about the events from Games 6 and 7. The Warriors probably lost the Finals in Game 6, highlighted by Curry fouling out and subsequently losing his cool and hitting the son of a Cleveland Cavaliers minority owner with his mouthguard. Curry’s all-time lowlight reel would heavily feature Game 7, from his errant behind the back pass to having Kyrie Irving hit the biggest shot in NBA history over you on your court.

Curry needs redemption. He will get it this season when he absolutely lights up the NBA Finals. Not only will he be the Finals MVP as he wins his second ring, he’s going to do it in historic fashion.

He’s going to give us the NBA Finals run that his knee deprived him of last year. He’s going to break Michael Jordan’s record of 41 points per game in the Finals. He will average at least 42 per game this year as he leads the Warriors to the championship.

He’s playing his best basketball of the season right now and he’s healthy. If the second part of that sentence stays true, the first one will keep happening. He’s shooting the ball extremely well and he has his team rolling.

Fans who only watched the 2016 Finals have an incorrect belief about Curry and his postseason play. He’ll shut them up this June with an incredible barrage of threes and acrobatic layups.

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