On the NBA s double standards: Is this year s regular season MVP Jokic or Alexander

NBA playoffs left a mark on league stars and built the biggest stage. The most eye-catching game this season's playoffs is the showdown between Alexander and Jokic in the second round semi-finals. !

The two top two regular season MVPs have been fighting for MVP battles all season, so it makes sense that their teams, Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets meet in pursuit of the NBA's ultimate goal, Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Despite the big fanfare around the game, the MVP is a regular season award, with both players recording memorable seasons in their own unique ways.

Alexander led the 68-win Thunder as the top seed in the West while averaging a league-leading 32.7 points while averaging 5.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game with 51.9% shooting percentage. Oklahoma City led the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets 16 games in the regular season, one of the most impressive games in recent years.

Meanwhile, Jokic played arguably his best data season while leading the Nuggets to become the fourth seed in the West. He averaged triple-double this season, ending the regular season with 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game. If he wins the award, it will be his fourth MVP in five seasons, and he will be one of only five players in NBA history to win four MVP honors.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game this season, eventually finalizing the MVP.

NBA journalist Tim Bontemps disclosed the final MVP poll and award votes show that while it was a fierce game, Girgius Alexander was slightly ahead at the end of the regular season.

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Almost every season, there are several well-deserved MVP candidates. And this year’s game really hits its final day, they are two of the best players in the league, both of whom have created an incredible season.

The Thunder fell behind the league with Giljos Alexander averaging 32.7 points per game and shooting 51.9% from the field, becoming the seventh team in NBA history to win at least 68 games. Of course, Jokic's data this season is of historic significance, with scores (29.6), rebounds (12.7) and assists (10.2) ranking in the top three, while shooting 57.6% from the field and 41.7% from three-pointers.

The fired Denver Nuggets mentioned to former head coach Malone "If you don't think Jokic is the MVP so! Then you're all full of s---." In mid-February, the second of ESPN's three NBA Most Valuable Player Straw polls showed that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shay Gilgius-Alexander easily led Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Six weeks later, the game was barely changed.

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If the final poll results are accurate—each season has been accurate in the past five seasons—Giljos Alexander will receive his first MVP award. Giljos-Alexander received 77 of the 100 first-place votes in a poll conducted within 24 hours this week that reflected the league’s official vote.

He finished second with a total of 931 points in the remaining 23 votes, while Jokic finished second with 769 points. The two stars won all first and second votes in February’s second round of votes — something that has never happened in 19 polls since the 2016-17 season began.

If you look at the contribution to the team, Jokic is definitely an MVP. The only thing Alexander can do is that the team's record is better, but everyone knows that in the playoffs, if he doesn't have a whistle or free throw, it has been proven that he is a second-rate star in the third game, not like Jokic's real NBA first player!

However, I have to mention one thing: Why did Westbrook's standard for snatching MVP from Harden change?