Looney has been so good down the stretch he even received 'MVP' chants from the Chase Center crowd.
Kevon Looney #5 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates a dunk with teammates at the end of the third quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Two of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals at Chase Center on May 20, 2022 in San Francisco, California.center Kevon Looney has been playing on another level in the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
In Wednesday night's Game 1's win, he made all five of his field goal attempts, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists. He followed that up with a gaudy Game 2 statline on Friday night: 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10-14 shooting from the field. The 21 points were a career high , and, according to, he became the first Warriors center since Robert Parish in 1977 to have 20 points and 10 rebounds in a playoff game.
In 1977,"Star Wars" was released, Jimmy Carter was just four months into his presidency, and Jerry Brown was governor of California. Looney has been so good down the stretch he even received"MVP" chants from the Chase Center crowd while shooting free throws during the third quarter. The center saw extended minutes in the second half after his teammate