The Dream Shake · Nov 8, 2017
James Harden is the NBA MVP through three weeks
Could this finally be the year?
The Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has now narrowly missed out on two MVP trophies, finishing second place to Steph Curry in the 2014-2015 season. He lost due to the Golden State Warriors’ superior record, voters said.
He then finished second again in the 2016-2017 season, this time to Russell Westbrook, but on this occasion, part of the rationale was his opposition for the award had a worse record. Westbrook averaged a triple-double, and because of our puny human brains’ obsession with round numbers, 1.8 rebounds became more important than creating the second-most points in NBA history (by one measly) point and, more importantly, eight wins.
