NBA Playoffs 2019: 5 Best players so far before the NBA Finals

#3 Stephen Curry

Steph Cury

The 'Stephster', as Reggie Miller is wont to call him to everyone's collective cringe, has been quite the revelation over the last 6 games he's played in the playoffs. After blowing hot and cold in the first 10 games when he failed to crack the 20-point barrier in 2 of his first 3 games against the Rockets and 3 times overall, Curry raised his game at the exact moment that Golden State needed him to play like a unanimous MVP.

Trailing against the Rockets at home in the 3rd quarter of Game 5 with Kevin Durant off the court, Steph shepherded them through the game with 25 second half points before lighting it up again in the next game and ensuring the Warriors' 5th straight Conference Finals appearance. The favourable matchup with the 3rd seeded Trail Blazers gave Steph all the practice he needed to be in peak form for the Finals as he torced Lillard and CJ to the tune of 142 points through 4 games on 47% shooting from the floor and 42.5% on, wait for it, a mind-numbing 15 3-point attempts per game!

Curry will be the default first option for the Warriors in the Finals whether or not #35 comes back in full fitness and form. He'd better prove he's up to the task against the best defense in the league - the Raptors will throw every kind of puzzle at him. Expect him to average 30 points a game no matter what, though.