After holding back three quarters of the game, Curry exploded in the final quarter, and although the three-pointer was not good, he relied on free throws to help the Warriors complete the reversal in the final quarter. Curry scored 18 points in the final quarter as the Warriors narrowly beat the Grizzlies 101-98. Mike Brown's record as interim warriors coach became 12-0, and Curry became the current playoff final scoring champion with the final scoring of this game.
Prior to this game, Curry was third with 8.1 points per game in the final quarter, behind Paul and Morant. But in this game, Curry scored 18 points in the last quarter, leading the Warriors to score 39 points in the final quarter, directly exceeding the Warriors' 38-point score in the first half. Curry averaged 9.2 points per game in the final quarter for first place.
Paul finished second with 8.7 points in the final quarter, Morant finished third with 8.4 points in the final quarter, Jaylen Brown finished fourth with 7.8 points in the final quarter, and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 7.5 points in the final quarter for fifth.
Paul was once the final scorer of this year's playoffs, but in the last two games, Paul has been killed by the Lone Ranger, scoring only 12 points in the third game and only 5 points in the fourth game. Paul's final quarter average declined, while Curry's final-quarter performance improved considerably.
Curry played with 8:37 left in the final quarter, when the Warriors trailed by 8 points 72-80. After Curry came up, the layup plus three points scored five consecutive points to close the gap. With 5 minutes and 1 seconds left in the game, Curry scored another three-pointer and the Warriors trailed by one point. With 3:25 left in the game, Curry pulled back to shoot the equalizer. With 45.7 seconds left in the game, Curry hit two free throws and the Warriors came back, and he then scored six consecutive free throws to seal the win.
The Warriors are currently number one on the winning odds list, while Curry is now number one with 3.75 on the Finals MVP odds list, and is a nod to second place Booker. Tatum 6.0 third, Paul 7.0 fourth, Alphabet Brother 8.5 fifth.