Even in an all-around bad season, which ended with elimination in the Play-in at the hands of the Sacramento Kings, Steph Curry puts an award in his trophy cabinet, that of Clutch Player of the Year.
This is the most recent (and perhaps least renowned) individual award introduced by the NBA and takes into account, as the name implies, situations of clutch. That is, the last 5′ of the fourth quarter plus any overtime, when there is a gap of 5 or less points between the two teams. In this category, Curry was ahead of DeMar DeRozan, second, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, third.
Notably, Steph Curry scored 298 points compared to DeRozan’s 272, much further behind SGA. Here are all the voting results.
This is only the second Clutch Player of the Year; last year De’Aaron Fox won it. This season. Curry scored a total of 189 points in the clutch, first in the NBA, shooting 50% from the field and 46% from three in these situations. He also scored 59 baskets and 32 threes.
The 2023-24 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year is… Stephen Curry!#NBAAwards | #KiaClutch | @Kia pic.twitter.com/h2rjg6TNZa
– NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2024
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