Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Missing out in 2015 when Andre Iguodala won the award and in 2017 and 2018 when Kevin Durant won the award, Curry won the 2022 Finals MVP hands down.

Steph Curry scored 34 points as the Warriors delivered a masterclass in closing out the NBA Finals on the road with a 103-90 win in Boston.

If Boston’s offense is humming, the NBA Finals is headed for a Game 7. If not, Golden State will win Game 6 and another title Thursday at TD Garden.

In his first season as Celtics president of basketball operations, Brad Stevens improved the roster and gave Ime Udoka the autonomy to coach his way.

On a night when Steph Curry was ordinary, Andrew Wiggins was extraordinary to lead the Warriors to the brink of the NBA championship.

Golden State moved one win away from its fourth championship in eight years after beating Boston 104-94 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals for a 3-2 lead.

In the NBA Finals, the Celtics’ Marcus Smart has the toughest assignments: defend Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson or Draymond Green.

Three years ago Monday, Klay Thompson tore the ACL in his left knee against the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals.

Golden State wouldn’t have left Boston with a 107-97 victory if Wiggins didn’t have the tremendous Game 4 he did.

The Boston Celtics had a chance to seize control of the NBA Finals in Game 4 at home but couldn’t close out the Golden State Warriors.