Who I think played like a MVP

     In the beginning of April, the MVP race is starting to pick up.  Russel Westbrook should be the winner of this award.  I will briefly talk about the top players in the MVP race.

1.  Russell Westbrook: 27.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 8.7 APG, 2.13 SPG, 0.2 BPG.

     Russell Westbrook is carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder with Kevin Durant out for the season.  Russell Westbrook is stepping up big time with Durant out.  Russell is helping his team win, and I feel that is what the MVP award is about. He is the most all around player out of the players in the MVP race. He shows this with his 10 triple doubles. He is the best rebounding guard, and is extremely atheltic. Currently he is leading the league in scoring with James Harden trailing by .1 PPG.  He also is the best defender out of the other players in the race.

2. Stephen Curry: 23.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 7.8 APG, 2.05 SPG, 0.2 BPG.

     Stephen Curry is having a great season, but I do not think he is the MVP this year. He is shooting the most efficiently out of the other player in the MVP race. Even though he is the best player on the Golden State Warriors, I do not think he helps his team as much as Westbrook does.  Klay Thompson is also a great help to the Warriors providing 21.7 PPG.  Westbrook does not have a player like Klay Thompson on his team right now.

3.  James Harden: 27.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 7 APG, 1.92 SPG, 0.7 BPG.

     James Harden is a great player and is playing like the best shooting guard in the NBA. He is one of the best players in the league at getting to the free throw line. This makes him very hard to guard for other players. Even though James Harden is having a great season, Westbrook is still leading Harden in points, assists, rebounds, and steals.