If you did this dance a month into the season, you might've heard about how Paul George, LaMarcus Aldridge or Kevin Love deserved the honors. These ain't the Bobcats you remember.) Sure, it helps, but really, the MVP race is a hotly contested fight to the finish because we've got two historic talents performing at the peak of their abilities every other night and, most importantly, we're not finished. (The Charlotte Bobcats now rank seventh in points allowed per possession, which is still better than 23 other NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies and James' Miami Heat this is something you should remember when people slough off LeBron's career-high because they think it came against air. The MVP race isn't all of a sudden a hotly contested fight to the finish because LeBron James scored 61 points on 33 shots on Monday night against what was the sixth-stingiest defense in the NBA.
There is a reason, though, that you don't vote at All-Star Weekend. He was insane, and he was leading the charge for the best team in the NBA's (far) superior conference if the vote had taken place during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, KD would be finding room on his mantel for his first career Podoloff.
But when he's on the court, it's an likely Top 5 nighly stat line.Durant led an Oklahoma City team missing injured All-NBA point guard Russell Westbrook to a 12-4 record in the first month of 2014, turning in late-game heroics and capping it all off by snapping his 12-game 30-point scoring streak because he needed only three quarters to incinerate the Brooklyn Nets. It's hard to see him reaching 60 games, which certainly hurts your weekly fantasy upside. James also needed to carry the Lakers, recording his highest minutes per game average (37.2) since 2016-2017. He still posted 30.3 PPG, his highest average since 2005-2006, along with 8.2 RPG, 6.2 APG, and almost 2.5 blocks/steals per contest. Yet, LeBron James has only played more than 56 games once in the past four seasons. While the 33-year-old Durant is no longer a Top 5 fantasy option, shooting over 50 percent from the field with over 20 attempts equates to a Top 10 fantasy option in any season. His 29.9 PPG average ranks third-best in his 14-year career, with his 6.4 APG mark ranking tops during his NBA tenure. While only playing 87 games the past two season, Kevin Durant has still maintained incredible efficiency. We can't deny James, but the injuries seem to be catching up to him. He is a year older, so injuries are the only real potential concern. The drama is done, which means another Easy Money year from the Easy Money Sniper. LeBron James (foot) is questionable to play in Sunday night's game against the Houston Rockets. Kevin Durant is returning Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves barring any setback.
LeBron James (foot) is questionable to play in Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Kevin Durant collected 35 points (13-21 FG, 3-7 3PT, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, five assists and two blocks in 35 minutes of Sunday's 128-118 win over the Thunder. LeBron James (foot) will play for the Lakers on Wednesday night against the Clippers. Kevin Durant (ankle) has been ruled out against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. LeBron James (foot) will play for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Utah Jazz Sunday. Kevin Durant (ankle) has been ruled out and will not play for the Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday. LeBron James (foot) will play for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Western Conference play-in contest Tuesday night. To replace Monty Williams, the Phoenix Suns will hire Frank Vogel as their next head coach on a five-year, $31 million contract.
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