Stephen Curry Wins MVP For The Third Time, Chances Are 8-1

Stephen Curry (Twitter @warriors)

JAKARTA - Golden State guard Stephen Curry's chances of winning the NBA Player of the Year award or regular-season MVP increased after he made 50 points and 10 assists as the Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks in Monday's game.

The three-time champion, who took home the MVP award in the 2015 and 2016 seasons, made nine 3-pointers and scored 14 of his 28 non-three-pointers as the Warriors won 127-113 in San Francisco.

Ten career games with 50+ points. The best play from each of 'em.

ROLL THE TAPE pic.twitter.com/eU8hRPFztm

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 9, 2021

The win saw the Warriors improve their best win-loss record in the NBA so far to 9-1. The crowd chanted "MVP" as Curry crossed the free-throw line where he made a perfect run on all 13 of his free throws.

Curry is now favorite to win the trophy for the third time by a 2-to-1 ratio, says SportsBetting.ag.

Stephen Curry (50 points, 10 assists) joins Rick Barry and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in @warriors history to reach 50+ points and 10+ assists in a single game.

Barry: 51 & 11 on Feb 23, 1974

Wilt: 51 & 11 on Feb. 13, 1963 pic.twitter.com/Eqg6ahYJPg

— NBA History (@NBAHistory) November 9, 2021

His closest competitors are Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant who has 13 to 2 in the betting market.

According to the website, Curry enters the season with an 8-1 chance of becoming MVP.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr marveled at Curry's stunning performance. "It really was an amazing Steph performance," Kerr said, as quoted by Antara, Wednesday.

"He's amazing. I want to say I've never seen anything like it but I've been watching it for seven years, so I've seen something like that but it's still really great to see," concluded Kerr.