Lebron wins his 3rd MVP
http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7920762/report-miami-heat-lebron-james-announced-nba-mvp-saturdayA source close to James confirmed to ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst that the Heat star won the award.
A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that James will be announced Saturday as this year's winner of the league's top individual honor, and that he will be formally presented with the trophy by commissioner David Stern on Sunday afternoon before Miami hosts Indiana in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Congrats Lebron
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It didn't capture the whole graph but on the left is Player Efficiency Rating and on the bottom is MPG - http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/14057/a-visual-lebron-james-mvp-season
The only other player to average 27+PPG, 7.9+ RBG, 6+ APG, and shoot over 53% in one season is Michael Jordan who had 32.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 8.0 APG, and shot .538%.
Kevin Durant should have won this.
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"Heat forward LeBron James’ sterling second season in Miami will result in his third Most Valuable Player Award.
James will be named the NBA’s MVP on Saturday, according to a source.
The MVP competition was expected to be a two-man race between James and Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, who said last month that James “deserves all the love [for MVP]. He’s playing phenomenal basketball. I’m just blessed to be in that conversation.”
James, 27, said recently that winning the MVP would be “amazing” but that winning is what motivates him.
“He’s probably as committed as he’s ever been in his career,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Wednesday.
James finished third in the league in scoring (27.1 per game), fourth in steals (1.85), 11th in field goal percentage, 13th in assists (6.2) and 25th in rebounding (7.9)."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/11/2795520/source-miami-heats-lebron-james.html#storylink=cpy
