Stephen Curry caps off incredible season for Golden State Warriors

Sheesh, it didn’t take a rocket scientist to predict Stephen Curry would have one of his best seasons to date for the Golden State Warriors seeing as how Klay Thompson would be sidelined and the bulk of the scoring would fall on Curry’s shoulders… but it is still incredible to see how Curry performed this year.

There is no other way to describe it, Stephen Curry just had one of the greatest individual seasons in league history for the Golden State Warriors.

Curry put a ribbon on his fantastic season by scoring 46 points in the Dubs’ final game against Memphis. This propelled Golden State to a victory and helped them secure the eighth seed in the Western Conference, finishing the season 39-33 overall.

This was the 10th time Curry scored 40+ points this season and his sixth scoring above 45. Curry also drilled nine 3-pointers in a single game for the eighth time in just 62 games this year. Had it been a normal season, Curry very well could have broken the single-season 3-point record he set way back in 2015-16.

Curry made an average of 5.3 3-pointers this season, more than his unanimous MVP run. He hardly sacrificed any efficiency, drilling 42.1 percent of his attempts from deep and just barely missing the 50/40/90 club for what would have been his second entry into this exclusive group.

He led the entire league in scoring with 31.8 points per game, also the most of his career. His assist numbers were down but his overall impact as the make-or-break factor for his team was never higher. For many portions of the season, Curry was the difference between the Dubs reaching the playoffs and falling to the NBA Draft Lottery.

The last month of the season was exceptionally amazing, with Curry averaging 35.3 points and connecting on a league-high 87 3-pointers in just 15 games.

In the end, he accomplished his goal of lifting the team back to the playoffs. In doing so, he galvanized his supporting cast and helped spur the development of notable young players like Jordan Poole, who contributed to the Dubs’ five-game win streak to close out the season.

Curry will not win the MVP award due to his team’s lack of wins. However, we mustn’t forget the incredible season he just unleashed on the league. There should be no more questions as to whether or not Curry can lead a successful team on his own — he just did it.