The NBA will usher in a new era of postseason accolades with its first-ever awards show Monday night.
In the good, old days, all the major awards were doled out piecemeal during the playoffs, but the new plan is to do everything at once in an awards show that runs a month-and-a-half after the end of the regular season.
Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for league’s final act of the 2016-17 season.
MAJOR AWARD FINALISTS
MVP: Russell Westbrook, PG, Thunder; James Harden, PG, Rockets; Kawhi Leonard, SF, Spurs.