On December 25, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the MVP ranking of the 9th issue of the season. The top 5 of this week's ranking have not changed in terms of personnel compared to last week, only the ranking has changed slightly. Curry re-pressed Durant this week and made a strong return to the top of the table. Jokic remained in 3rd place, Paul moved up to 4th, and Alphabet slipped to 5th. The Sun Big Three all entered the list. Here's a detailed story.
1. Curry, Warriors (ranked No. 2 last week)
Season average: 27.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.6 steals, 5.4 three-pointers
Curry once again continued his personal madness on the field. In the game against the Kings, he scored 15 points in the final quarter to lead the team to a big victory. On the game against the Grizzlies, he hit eight three-pointers and slashed 46 points to lead the Warriors to complete revenge. The Warriors are currently in second place in the West with 26 wins and 6 losses, just a 0.5-win gap from the Suns at the top of the table. With them about to play the Sun again in the year-end competition, Curry is expected to lead the team to the top position again.
2. Durant, Nets (ranked #1 last week)
Season average: 29.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game
Since Durant triggered the health agreement, he is currently in quarantine and the comeback time remains undetermined. The Nets have also postponed the past three games because of the quarantine of people who have been isolated one after another, and the number of people playing has fallen short of the league's minimum requirements. Even so, the Nets still rank first in the East, which shows that Durant has accumulated enough capital for the team in the early stage.
3. Jokic, Nuggets (ranked 3rd last week)
Season average: 25.9 points, 13.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game
In the game against the Hornets, Jokic cut a large double-double with 29 points, 21 rebounds and 5 assists, once again showing the all-round individual skill. Jokic seems to be omnipotent on the field, and his current plus-minus of 14.41 and personal efficiency of 33.76 are both at the top of single-season history, and he is expected to set a new all-time record at the end of the season.
4. Paul, Sun (ranked 5th last week)
Season average: 14.4 points, 4 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 2 steals per game
Under Paul's leadership, the Suns are still soaring, and the team has now achieved a wave of 5 consecutive wins, which is very strong, while they lead the league with a record of 25 wins and 5 losses. Paul reached another milestone in his game against the Hornets, starting with 1119 consecutive starts, surpassing star Patrick Ewing as the first man in history.
5. Alphabet Brother, Bucks (ranked 4th last week)
Season average: 27 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game
Alphabet Brother was in a similar situation to Durant due to the triggering of the health safety agreement, missing the team's last 5 games. The Bucks have a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in these 5 games. Due to injuries and various contingencies, Alphabet brother has missed 7 of the team's last 12 games, which is not a good signal for the Bucks. With Alphabet Brother about to lift the quarantine, he is expected to make a comeback in the annual war.
Ranked 6th to 10th: Gobert, DeRozan, Mitchell, Lavin, Trae Young
Ranked 11th to 15th: Ayton, Booker, Embiid, Garland, Harden
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)