Most valuable. It means different things to different people, and maybe never as much as it does with sports writers. I didn't get one, but even with a Game 6 that was below his Finals average, I still would have given the 2015 Finals MVP to LeBron James.
James was below his 36.6 point average for Game 6, which was likely the key aspect of the loss for the Cavaliers. Still, he was the leading scorer in the game with 32 points 18 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 steals.
James did not get the Finals MVP, which given the fact that the Golden State Warriors won the series was somewhat expected. What was surprising to many was Golden State guard Andre Iguodala, did. "Iggy" put up 25 points in Game 6, which was 10.4 points above his average heading into the clinching game.
But, if it seems odd that Iguodala won the MVP in light of stats like going 4-10 from the line, there was one set of stats that was maybe the biggest head-scratcher of them all.
When the Finals MVP ballots came in, the only players that garnered any votes were Iguodala and LeBron James. That's right, Stephen Curry, who led all scorers for the, Warriors, not only tying Iguodala with 25 in Game 6, but had 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals, did not garner a single vote. Heading into Game 6 he led all scorers for Golden State was an average of 26.2 points per game, led the team in assists (5.8 per game) and trailed only Draymond Green in steals (averaged 1.6). Iguodala through five games averaged 14.6 points, 6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.2 steals.
LeBron James got 4 votes from Steve Aschburner (NBA.com); Howard Beck (Bleacher Report); Zach Lowe (Grantland), and; Jeff Van Gundy (ABC TV).