The NBA MVP race has been one of the closest in recent memory. Rockets guard James Harden and Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has gone back and forth in taking the Maurice Podoloff Trophy.
Westbrook on Sunday put his strongest foot forward by setting the single-season NBA triple double record (42), passing Oscar Robertson’s mark from the 1961-62 season.
Also on Sunday, James Harden put his strongest foot forward to the media, winning. Harden stated that he felt the most important about the MVP award should be winning.
Harden: "I thought winning was what this is about.