As in recent years, the MVP competition has been in a white-hot stage among the major superstars, but Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry seems to be drifting away from the MVP, and with the team's poor record in recent weeks, can the two-time MVP winner rely on the recovery of the second half of the season to win this season's MVP award?
From last year's winner Nuggets center Nikola Jokic to this season's momentum Bulls boss DeMar DeRozan, everyone has a reason to win an MVP, and other stars such as Joel Embiid, Alphabet Brother, Devon Booker and Chris Paul are also attacking the MVP. Curry is temporarily fifth in the NBA's official MVP rankings, and at first place at the beginning of the season, he suffered the worst shooting downturn of his career, and as the Phoenix Sun extended its lead to 6.5 wins, his Warriors also lost the league leadership.
With so many players playing well this season, Curry must play a superhuman performance in the second half of the season, and the Warriors also retain at least the top three seats in the West, then Curry can get into the third MVP trophy of his career. Draymond Green's comeback will help Curry get better shooting chances, and Klay Thompson is back in the lineup and he will greatly reduce the offensive pressure on Curry.
Curry is averaging 25.8 points per game this season, the tenth-highest in the league, and despite his poor hand, his three-point shooting is still the first in the league, 50 ahead of second-place Raptors guard Fred VanVleet. Curry certainly has a chance to burst out and return to the MVP contenders again, but it's clear now that Curry and the Warriors are focused on more important things, and that the Finals MVP is the award curry is really interested in.