NBA Finals: Ranking the 10 Greatest Performances of the Warriors-Cavs Rivalry

#7 Steph Curry - Game 5 of the 2015 NBA Finals

Steph Curry putting the moves on Mathew Dellavedova

Stat line: 37 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals

Even with a short-handed Cavaliers team with no Kyrie and Love, the Warriors found themselves in a dogfight with the series tied at 2-2 in 2015 NBA Finals.

Although Steph Curry was averaging nearly 23.5 points per game in the 4 Finals Games, he had been subpar in the 4th quarter and more was certainly expected from the 2015 MVP if the Dubs wanted to get over the edge. Curry erupted for 17 points in the 4th quarter as he connected on 7 out of his 13 from beyond the arc (53 percent) and 56.7 percent from the field to end the game with 37 points.

Finally, Steph Curry showed why he was the 2015 NBA MVP and that also in an emphatic fashion. Prior to Game 5, Mathew Dellavedova had earned himself a reputation of being the Curry stopper with his aggressive defense in Games 3 and 4 keeping Curry in check. But Curry put away all the chatter as he put on an absolute dribbling clinic and hit two crossover fadeaway three-pointers with Dellavedova as his primary defender. The two shots gave the Warriors a 10 point lead and they ended up winning the game 104-91 to put themselves in a strong position to close out the series.

The Warriors ended up winning Game 6 and finally their first championship in 40 years.