In the early hours of this morning, the battle for MVP candidates.

The Thunder defeated the Nuggets at home to win seven consecutive victories, Alexander scored 40 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks on 15-of-32 shooting, and scored 40+ points in a single game for the 11th time this season, leading the league, with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Nuggets missed a three-game winning streak, Jokic scored 24 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 blocks on 10-of-23 shooting, Porter Jr. had 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Wei Shao faced his old club with 4 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Although these two teams have another game tomorrow at OKC, I still have to say:There is no suspense in the battle for MVP in the regular season this season.

The award belongs to the Thunder star,Shay Gilgeous-Alexander。

Today's direct dialogue is a plus point full of gold.

Before the competition, I still have doubts about the ownership of this award.

After all, Mr. Yoo faced the Suns a few days ago with 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists, becoming the first player in NBA history to score a 30+20+20 triple-double.

But... Don't forget, SGA has been doing a lot lately.

In the last three games, Alexander has averaged 44 points per game, shooting 54% from the field, 40% from three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.

The 40th 30+ time this season, in the past 40 years in the NBA, there are only two players who have scored at least 40+ times in three consecutive seasons, and these two are the basketball gods Michael Jordan and Alexander.

According to Thunder reporter Royce Young, so far this season, Alexander has averaged 35.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game against the top 10 teams in the league, with a record of 16 wins and 5 losses.

This season, he averaged 32.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1 block per game, ranking first in the league in points per game and second in the league in steals, shooting 52% from the field.

He led the Thunder, 53-11, leading the Lakers (40-22), second in the West, with as many as 12 wins.

If this doesn't give SGA regular season MVP, that's really too much.

There are two main criteria for measuring MVP:Personal data and team records.

Xiao Xia did it all, and the perfect blend of individual heroism and team victory.

After today's game, he himself talked about the MVP battle with Jokic:

"I just want to win, I love MVP, I love All-Star, I love all the accolades, but if you lose, then it doesn't mean anything."

Still a humble and low-key team player.

From the perspective of business alliances, neither Mr. Yue nor Alexander meet the so-called "façade" standard.

On the one hand, it is the personalities of the two of them, which are really not enough to be outgoing.

On the other hand, one is Serb and the other is Canadian.

But a game is a game, and the performance of these two is the king of today's league.

If Alexander wins, he'll be the second guard player to win the MVP in seven years.

The last place was the Rockets in the 17-18 season.

If Mr. Yoo succeeds in counterattacking and wins the award, then he will win the regular season MVP for the fourth time...

Two more words:Mr. Pork Belly's high-level data is invincible.

It's understandable that if you take the SGA out of the Thunder, they're still a team that can compete for the playoffs (play-in tournaments).

If the Nuggets pick some pork belly, it's the team that fights for Flagg...

This is the influence of the current "king" on the game.

But again, it's time for SGA to take it.

Not only does he have to win MVP, but he also has to make a lot of money.

He will sign a four-year, $293 million super-cap early contract extension this offseason, with an average annual salary of $73.25 million.

The final season (2030-31) was $81.45 million, which would make Alexander the first player in the NBA to earn more than $80 million a year.

He's eligible to sign such a super-cap salary because he's been named to the All-Star team for the past two years (and both times).

According to the collective bargaining agreement, because Alexander has two years left on his original contract this offseason (both guaranteed contracts), he can only extend his contract extension for four years, not five.

SGA is on the Thunder, and relatively speaking, the attention is not as high as that of the big city teams.

Therefore, the media and fans have always lacked enough respect and exposure for him.

But true respect for a player comes from the playoffs.

For example, Curry's infinite improvement in historical status is not because of what he did in the regular season, but because of the championship in 2022, which is too much of a plus.

Let's mention a small goal: the regular season MVP is a very high probability event, he hasn't touched the floor of the division finals yet, and he has to lead the team to the Western Conference finals this year, right?

The player who was born in 1998 is also 27 years old.

The so-called future can be expected, and many times it is just the future that can be bullied.

The selection of the regular season MVP has nothing to do with the playoffs, so some people win the MVP and still achieve nothing.

But a player, if he's good enough, should really make the playoffs.

Because, the playoffs are the stage for stars.