Nadia Comaneci and the ideal 10. Ironically, Harden and Westbrook only combined for one triple-double in their four meetings this season.
Westbrook acknowledged it will be "cool" to match up against his friend in this best-of-seven series. "Just to be mentioned with some of those guys is an honor". And for the same reasons as the video. We start with a traditional statistical model which incorporates win/loss, margins of victory, record at home and on the road, player composition, and many other factors to determine team strength. He did all of that, but also drained his second game-winner of the season in the last five seconds of a game, eliminating the Nuggets from the playoffs in the process with a 3-pointer. These two players are neck-and-neck in the MVP race, and this series will ultimately reveal the best player of the two. I've flipped on my MVP six times in the last 48 hours, and that's not hyperbole.
Individual mastery or team superiority? There were two special performances in the National Basketball Association this season, and the voters (I'm not one) have a tough call to make. Obviously, the stakes are higher, but at the same time, still got to put the ball in the hole.
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"That's up to coach", Westbrook said of his minutes increasing. "That's it. Go out and play".
This will be the second time the Thunder and Rockets will square off in the playoffs, with the first time coming in 2013. On that night, we'll be able to become retroactively offended for one of the candidates in this series. The first-round matchup between the number three seed Rockets and sixth-seeded Thunder will have no bearing on the MVP trophy but will be yet another talking point in the raging discussion.
Westbrook proved himself Oscar worthy with a season triple double few thought possible. Westbrook has single handedly won his team numerous games with his incredible end of game theatrics and brought a very untalented team to the playoffs where they will play Harden and the Houston Rockets in the first round.
To beat them Westbrook will need to be up at the level he's occupied for nearly the entirety of this season.
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Westbrook scored 49 points and hit a career-high eight 3-pointers, but failed to score a triple-double with 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Oklahoma City will remain in Houston for two days of practice before Game 2 on Wednesday night at the Toyota Center. You tip your cap to him. The Thunder, who lost Kevin Durant in free agency to the Warriors in the offseason, dropped from the 3 seed a year ago. Unfortunately, like every sport in the world, offense is much more valued than defense.
In many ways, Westbrook represents the old-school mentality toward award season: Go for history, team success be damned. "That's why he'd be my vote for MVP ... what Russell's done is truly remarkable and historical".
It's been the most dissected, scrutinized, debated and polarizing Most Valuable Player debate in a sports league in recent memory. Trumped by franchise destiny.
One of the Thunder's biggest weaknesses this season has been their performances against teams who are in the bottom half of each respective conference. Houston ended the season with a 55-27 record and are looking to make a deep run in the playoffs.
Golden State is predicted to meet Cleveland in the NBA Finals for the third straight year. Despite what others have said about Houston Rockets' star James Harden deserving the NBA MVP award, Robertson said Westbrook is the MVP in his book.
BOSTON BEST? The Celtics are a No. 1 seed for the first time since 2008, when they won their last National Basketball Association title.
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