Steph Curry becomes first unanimous MVP in NBA history

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The NBA made it official on Tuesday morning, as Steph Curry captured his second straight MVP award.

Curry, who led the Warriors to a come-from behind victory on Monday night by scoring an NBA-record 17 points in overtime, becomes the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.

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He received all 131 first-place votes.

Draymond Green finished in seventh place after capturing two second-place votes, six fourth-place votes and 19 fifth-place votes, for a total of 50 points.

Kawhi Leonard came in second with 634 points -- 54 second-place votes, 34 third-place votes, 26 fourth-place votes and eight fifth-place votes.

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LeBron James placed third with 631 points -- 40 second place-votes, 48 third-place votes, 34 fourth-place votes and nine fifth-place votes.

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant came in fourth and fifth place respectively.

In 2000, Shaquille O'Neal fell one vote shy of being the first ever unanimous selection.

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The same thing happened to LeBron James in 2013.

Last year, Curry received 100 of the 130 first-place votes after averaging 23.8 points and 7.7 assists per game, while making a then-record 286 3-pointers.

This season, Curry averaged 30.1 points and 6.7 assists, and shattered his own record by making 402 treys.

The Warriors went 73-9, breaking the 1995-96 Bulls' record for most wins a single season in NBA history.

Curry joins Steve Nash and Magic Johnson as the only point guards with multiple MVPs.

For the complete voting results, click here.

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