What a game.

Tuesday night, the Warriors traveled to Brooklyn to take on the Nets and former Warriors legend Kevin Durant.

The anticipation for this marquee matchup was palpable. Two former teammates, both of which were NBA champions together, and are the two highest scorers in the NBA. Durant, averaging 29.6 per game, and Curry averaging 28.1. This matchup between two of the league's greatest scores was guaranteed to deliver.

And boy did it.

Curry, wasted no time at all going 4/4 from three-point land to start the game giving the Dubs a five-point lead at the half. Durant played well in the first half, but nowhere near the caliber or pace Curry was playing at. As the second half began, the Warriors began to pull away, starting the half off with a 14-0 run. Inevitably, the better team prevailed, and the Dubs won in a decisive 117-99 victory.

Let’s talk about Curry.

This game was a wake-up call for the entire NBA. The Dubs, led by their presumed hall of fame guard, Stephen Wardell Curry, walked right into the Barclays center and laid a good old fashion butt-kicking on the Brooklyn Nets. Thanks to Curry's electrifying performance, where he had 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. He left no doubt as to who is the best player in the world right now.

Additionally, he cemented himself as the onset favorite to win the NBA’s most valuable player award. Curry, in his 13th season at the professional level, has been playing at an MVP caliber for over the last half-decade. However, this is nothing new for Warriors fans and players alike. We have seen it, night in and night out. His ability to dominant at all levels of the game is something that is more than deserving of the Most Valuable Player award.

What makes Curry so special is his ability to change the game. Part of the reason the Dubs have enjoyed so much success early in the season is because of what Curry does without the ball. When Steph is on the floor, he makes everyone better. If that is not the true mark of an MVP then I think we need to rethink the criteria of the award.

As the Dubs continue on this road trip, it is comforting to know this, Dubnation has the best player on the face of the earth. Name another player in the history of the NBA that has the ultimate green light from the logo with 18 seconds left on the shot clock, you can’t. His game is like poetry in motion, and should he continue to play at this level throughout the remainder of the season, the MVP race is all but over. He has changed the game, end of story, no doubt about it.

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