But because you didn't elect me, I don't have to defend my votes. "Not saying he wouldn't want to do it or give everything he has if he had to do it, but I think being mindful of how many consecutive minutes he's played is important".
Eric Gordon is a candidate for Sixth Man of the Year after averaging 16.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists off the bench in his first season in Houston after five years with New Orleans.
With Serge Ibaka on an expiring contract, the Thunder made a play to bring in Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and also secured the draft rights to Domantas Sabonis. At times, James muscled the Cavaliers through certain games, absolutely willing them to a victory. As I said before, he took a team that people didn't think was going very far, although I don't - some other teams have gotten more wins than they have, but, as far as being electrifying and drawing fans to the arena to see them play, he is the MVP of the league.
Westbrook finished a historic regular season that may never be replicated. Regardless of what seed his team gets in the Eastern Conference, it would be tough to pick against his team, simply because his team has him, and for the better part of a decade, James has been the best player in the National Basketball Association.
Oklahoma City Thunder's Enes Kanter (11) reaches for a rebound between Houston Rockets' Clint Capela (15) and Ryan Anderson (3) during the first half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Houston. When he was asked about winning his second scoring title in three years, he hesitated, then simply replied: "Next question".
"So, too, should Leonard's insane efficiency". Even as a few potential wins slipped away, the Thunder maintained the long view throughout the season, and it was easy to do because Westbrook accepted the plan.
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No. 6 Oklahoma City Thunder (47-35) vs.
Westbrook has lit up the Rockets, averaging 36.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 9.3 assists in four meetings, but Houston has won three of the four games. Houston has the edge in most areas but the Rockets should have their hands full night in, night out before eventually taking the series.
Honestly, if we're talking "valuable", I'd rather it be LeBron James than Harden, under the theory of "how bad would this team be if the player wasn't there". A recipe for quite the interesting season was brewing in Houston. Harden was second in the league with 22 triple-doubles.
How did Harden and company respond? Would Russell Westbrook be able to lead them to the NBA Playoffs? Russell Westbrook led the league in scoring and was third in assists.
Roberson feels the same way about Harden. He did all of this with a true shooting percentage of 61.3%. "He dominates the ball, closing in on a 30 percent usage rate while rarely turning the ball over and posting a 61 percent true shooting percentage". In fact, all three also averaged double digits in points against Houston this season.
In the West, the Warriors caught a late-season rhythm but did so mostly without prized off-season acquisition Kevin Durant, who missed 19 games with a knee sprain and is being reinserted into the lineup on the fly. OKC will have to find a way to win without Westbrook doing it all for the Thunder. Westbrook is the be-all, end-all for the Thunder. Without Kawhi Leonard, the San Antonio Spurs still make the playoffs. Just five years ago, Westbrook, Harden and Durant were young guns on an Oklahoma City team that lost to Miami in the NBA Finals.
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