The NBA Finals Series may be just beginning, but the MVP nominees have already been revealed. While the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics in a 1-1 draw in the battle for the crown, the best league in the world announced tonight (Tuesday) the finalists for the coveted title.
Above all, of course, is Steph Kerry – who has so far recorded 31.5 points per game in the final series. Kerry also recorded 72 threes in the playoffs (the fifth time he passed the 70th mark), something that the entire league put together in a series of incarnations has only done twice.
Alongside Kerry, two Golden State players man the list: Jordan Paul, Who admittedly recorded a particularly bad first game, but recovered in the second game and was a significant part of the Warriors’ victory – scoring 14 of his 17 points in the second half. To them you can add the Kwon LooneyWho became a defensive anchor and led his team to 734: 828 in color against the rivalry they faced in the entire playoffs.
On the Boston side, two players were selected: the first is Jason Taitum, Boston’s most important player without a shadow of a doubt. Taitum did open the final series in a not-so-personally good manner and scored 3 of 17 of the three en route to a 12-point game, but recovered with 28 in the second game (until Golden State found a way to stop it and win).
The second player nominated from the Boston side is Jaylen Brown. Like Taitum, Brown also exploded in the first half of the second game and scored 17 points, but disappeared completely in the second half and finished the game with 19 points. To climb up to the MVP title, Brown will have to be more stable and mostly worry about his Boston coming back to win.