The Warriors are still the dominant player in the Western Conference, and Cousins is in good shape after his comeback, making other teams envious and jealous.
The Bucks have soared in the East this season. Under the leadership of Antetokounmpo, they have achieved a record of 60 wins and 22 losses, ranking first in the league.
Due to his outstanding record, Antetokounmpo defeated Harden and Pickle in the regular season MVP selection and was finally elected the regular season MVP.
Curry and Durant on the Warriors have little chance of being elected MVP. The main reason is that both of them are on the same team and perform very well, making it difficult for outsiders to tell who is the boss. In addition, the team's record is not superior.
His statistics are not as explosive as those of Harden and Antetokounmpo, so it is normal that these two were not elected.
The only controversy is Harden—or rather, the only controversy is Harden's fans.
Many Rockets fans said that Harden was wronged and the MVP this season should be him.
"When Harden's statistics are good, you compare the record, and when the Rockets' record is good, you compare the statistics!"
"The league has made it clear that it does not want to give the MVP to Harden!"
Although Harden is a little depressed for not getting the MVP this season, to be honest, he is not too unjust.
There are two criteria when selecting MVP, one is personal data, and the other is team record. Both of them must be looked at, and it is not an either/or relationship.
So which one is more important?
There is no saying which one is more important, I can only say which one is more eye-catching!
When two people's statistics are similar, and the other party's team leadership record is much better than yours, then the other party has the upper hand.
When there is not much difference between the two team leading records, which one's data is more beautiful, or more eye-catching, and more eye-catching, then whoever has the better chance of being elected MVP!
This season, the Bucks won 60 games in the regular season, ranking first in the league, while the Rockets only had 53 wins, ranking fourth in the Western Conference and sixth in the league.
Obviously, there is a gap between the two teams' records, and it's not very small.
In terms of personal data, Antetokounmpo averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.5 blocks, 1.3 steals, 3.7 turnovers per game, shooting 57.8% from the field, 25.6% from three-point range, and 72.9% from free throws.
Antetokounmpo ranks first on the team in points, rebounds, assists and field goal percentage per game, ranks second on the team in steals, second only to Bledsoe's 1.5, and ranks second on the team in blocks, second only to Bledsoe's 1.5.
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Antetokounmpo is now very efficient in interior offense, and many offenses are ended with dunks. He has completed 279 dunks this season, ranking second in the league, second only to Gobert's 306 times.
In this season's games, Antetokounmpo has played a total of 53 double-doubles and 5 triple-doubles, setting a career-high scoring record of 52 points. He has perfectly demonstrated his dominance.
Harden's personal statistics are also very impressive. He averaged 36.1 points, 7.5 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 5 turnovers, 36.8% three-point shooting, and 44.2% shooting from the field.
The most eye-catching thing about Harden's data is his scoring, which is 8.4 points higher than Antetokounmpo. This gap is indeed not small.
But Antetokounmpo has 5.9 more rebounds than Harden, which is also a big gap. Considering that Antetokounmpo's shooting percentage is much higher than Harden, Antetokounmpo does not suffer more in terms of statistics.
In addition, Antetokounmpo has a tough style of play and has performed many amazing dunks. Unlike Harden, who often makes fouls, the two are quite similar in terms of statistics and impressions.
In addition to personal data and team record, the matchup between the two teams is also very important and may directly affect reporters' voting choices.
The Bucks played against the Rockets twice in the regular season, with the Rockets winning 0 and losing 2, and were swept by the Bucks.
Although Harden scored 42 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in one game and 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in these two games, Antetokounmpo's 27 points, 21 rebounds and 5 assists, and 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists were not the same.
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Harden is still at a disadvantage in this competition - his personal data are similar, but he won, still sweeping!
Finally, there is a competition of high-level data. In this aspect, Antetokounmpo still has the upper hand, and the advantage is not small!
In terms of player efficiency value competition, Antetokounmpo ranks first in the league with a PER of 30.9, and Harden ranks second in the league with a PER of 30.6.
What is the concept of Antetokounmpo's efficiency value as high as 30.9?
In the history of the NBA, there have only been 21 times when the efficiency value in a single season was 30+, and only 11 players have accomplished this achievement. Among them, James and Joe have 4 times each, which is tied for first place in history.
Antetokounmpo's efficiency rating of 30.9 this season ranks 10th in history, second only to James (31.1 or more times), Jordan (31.1 or more times 4 times), Curry (31.5 in 2015-16 season) and David Robinson (1996-
31 in the 1997 season, becoming the fifth player in history to have an efficiency rating of over 30.9 in a single season.
If we further use high-end data to dismantle Antetokounmpo's data, we will find that his offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency are at the top of the league, a true integration of offense and defense, and a dominant performance.
Antetokounmpo's offensive win shares are 8.9, ranking third in the league, second only to Harden's 11.5 and Lillard's 9.7, ranking third in the league. His defensive win shares are 5.5, second only to Gobert
’s 5.8 and Drummond’s 5.7.
Throughout the 2018-19 season, there were only three players in the NBA with defensive win shares of more than 5, namely Gobert, Drummond and Antetokounmpo. Before Antetokounmpo's recent rest, his defensive win shares ranked first in the league.
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In terms of defensive ability, in addition to averaging 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, Antetokounmpo also contributed 1.3 steals and 1.5 blocks.
In the competition for the best defensive player, Antetokounmpo is also a candidate.
This alone proves that Antetokounmpo's defensive contribution to the team is far greater than Harden.
It’s always easier to convince people when you have both offense and defense!
Therefore, in the competition of high-level data, Antetokounmpo also has the advantage.
In the regular season MVP votes announced after the ceremony, Antetokounmpo received 78 first-place votes and 23 second-place votes, with a total score of 941 points. Harden received 23 first-place votes and 78 second-place votes.
The total score of votes was 776 points.
The vote gap between Antetokounmpo and Harden is not very big, the difference is that Harden's first-place vote is too few.
In short, Harden's personal data is indeed eye-catching, but Antetokounmpo's personal data is not bad either. The two are almost the same, but Antetokounmpo has a greater advantage in terms of team record. In addition, Antetokounmpo has a tough style of play, both offense and defense, and high-level statistics account for
Excellent, it is reasonable for Antetokounmpo to be elected MVP.
As the saying goes, the public's eyes are sharp. If you are not selected, there must be a reason.
Even if it's because of his style of play, Harden is asking for trouble!
Who asked you to fight all day long? Who asked you to defend your hips?
Since you have chosen the easy way out, you will have to bear the unwelcome consequences!
