Harden, Rockets are too much

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Today, NBA has already narrowed down their choices in this year's MVP race. The NBA Playoffs are quickly approaching, with the first game beginning this coming weekend.

Kings: Meet Phoenix in their last home game of the season.

This year, the battle for MVP is led by Russell Westbrook and James Harden.

He has 42 triple-doubles this season, which broke the record of 41 set by Robertson in the 1960-61 season.

Houston Rockets guard James Harden said that team wins should matter when it comes to the Most Valuable Player award. He changed positions (from shooting guard to point guard), led the league in assists, and led a Rockets team many thought would miss the playoffs to the 3rd-best record in the league. I am likely about to commit one of the gravest crimes for a Daily Trojan columnist. "That's the most important thing". No, this series is going to be Harden's Helpers vs. Brodie's Buddies. His Rockets have emerged this season as one of the league's most unsafe teams, and they're a legitimate threat to challenge the Spurs and Warriors for the Western Conference title. Westbrook at 46-34 will not even come close to hitting the 55-win "cut-off". It's not like the Thunder are out of playoff contention.

"It's a huge accomplishment", Harden said of Westbrook's mark, adding that he planned to text the Thunder star to congratulate him. The 28-year-old superstar is averaging 31.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 1.7 steals with two games remaining in the season. He's doing this while averaging 10 fewer minutes than when Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8/12.5/11.4. In terms of impact, both Westbrook and Harden are making more of a difference on their team than James on his.

Following Durant's departure, everyone projected that Westbrook was primed to go berserk this season statistics-wise.

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Westbrook's triple-double record-setting season is rather jaw-dropping.

The 2016-17 National Basketball Association season has been remarkable, to say the least. Starting with their loss to Boston on March 1, the Cavs have lost 12 of their last 22. Morey played his role by signing sharpshooters Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson, while trading for another in Lou Williams. They are losing to subpar teams such as the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons, who have no business beating a powerhouse organization like the Cavaliers.

In the history of the National Basketball Association, only three players have won the MVP while on a team with less than 55 wins.

Offensively, the Cavaliers are still a force to be reckoned with. The first player to do it was Robertson who achieved the feat twice in 1961-62 and 1964-65. This is one way to recognize the contribution and greatness that the players show throughout the season. The King and Uncle Drew need to start searching for a fix to their defensive inconsistencies sooner rather than later.

"There's a level of experience that you have to have", coach Dave Joerger said of Labissiere. I have struggled finding a way to articulate why this is the case for awhile, but I feel as though now I can explain why. For three seasons, they were teammates with the Thunder. The Warriors handed them another gentleman's sweep last spring in the opening round and Portland got by them in six games in 2014.

The data tells us there are more fouls called and more free throw attempts in playoff games compared to the regular season in each of the past three years.