CLEVELAND — He still doesn’t have a Finals MVP.



That empty space on Stephen Curry’s résumé means there is still frontier for the darts from his critics. There is still a slight to hang over his head, something tangible to be used as proof for the ceiling on his greatness. And Kevin Durant doesn’t like that.



Durant won his second NBA Finals MVP, bolstered by one of the most complete performances of his life in Game 3 and a triple-double in the Game 4 clincher — a 108-85 win that completed the sweep of Cleveland. His second Finals MVP serves as proof that being on a better team has only amplified his talents. For Durant, playing for the Warriors has been a magnifying glass providing a clearer view of his greatness. But when that same glass hovers over Curry, it tends to become an unprescribed bifocal making him harder to see.



Perhaps part of Durant doesn’t feel right basking in a glow that seems to blind so many...