2018 Sweep Crown: Durant’s Back-to-Back FMVP

In 2018, Kevin Durant proved himself with a clean sweep. The Warriors beat LeBron’s Cleveland 4-0 in 2017-18 for a repeat title.

Durant was consistently elite, hitting a pivotal third-quarter three to seal Game 3, and was the uncontested back-to-back Finals MVP. It was his second FMVP with Golden State, cementing "the Reaper’s" closing ability on the biggest stage.

For Durant, the trophy was also an answer to "superteam" doubts—his dominance proved he was the most lethal scorer of the moment.

When the Warriors lifted again, Durant’s name entered the consecutive-FMVP lineage.

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