After Tim Duncan, Now There Stephen Curry : Getty Images/Ezra Shaw
Oakland - Stephen Curry successfully led the Golden State Warriors won the first game NBA Finals. Curry repeat the success of Tim Duncan in 2003, MVP of the regular season to win the first home games in the finals.
In the first game held at the Oracle Arena on Friday (06/05/2015) morning local time, Curry managed to emerge as the top performer after his team donated 26 points, four rebounds, and eight assists, to bring the Warriors 108-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Incision points Curry is still less than the Cavs star LeBron James, who had 44 points. But its actions essential to victory Warriors including block clutch effort Kyrie Irving.
"We just need five minutes of added time to be able to win this fight, a classic one," Curry said as quoted Yahoosports.
As quoted from ESPN, Curry which was crowned as the regular season MVP, managed to equal the record belongs to Tim Duncan, who had stood for 12 years. Curry finished first to win the MVP finals first game on home soil.
In addition opportunities and Curry Warriors NBA champion this season increasingly wide open, because according to statistics in the last 30 years there are seven regular musi MVP who won the first home games in the finals and his team to be champion.
Duncan last to do it with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 after beating the New Jersey Nets. Then in 2000 along LA Lakers Shaquile O'Neal, Michael Jordan twice with the Chicago Bulls in 1996 and 1992, then there was Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets along in 1994.
The latter two are Magic Johnson in 1987 along with the Lakers and the Boston Celtics Larry Bird together in 1986. (detikSport)
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