Curry Sets NBA Record with 17 Points in Overtime Period

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry just had a fantastic 24 hours. First, he set an NBA record with 17 points in the overtime period of Monday's win over the Portland Trail Blazers, as the NBA shared on Twitter. Then Curry was named the first unanimous MVP in league history, the NBA announced Tuesday afternoon.

After missing the first three games of his team's Western Conference Semifinals series with a sprained knee, Curry returned to play Game 4 off the bench, eventually finishing with 40 points, nine rebounds and eight assists over 37 minutes in a 132-125 overtime win.

He scored 17 of Golden State's 21 points during Monday's overtime period, breaking the previous NBA record of 16—set by Gilbert Arenas in a regular-season game with the Washington Wizards in December 2006, per NBA.com/Stats.

Furthermore, Curry became the first player to score 40 or more points off the bench in a playoff game since Nick Van Exel did so in 2003, per Sportsnet Stats.

After helping his team take a 3-1 series lead, Curry was officially named the 2015-16 NBA MVP on Tuesday, making him the 11th player to win the award in consecutive seasons, per NBA.com/Stats.

If everything goes according to plan and he keeps sinking his shots, Curry will eventually join Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Bill Russell as the only players to win both the MVP award and an NBA title in back-to-back seasons, as noted by ESPN Stats & Info.