Kia MVP Tracker: Latest performances from leading contenders
The Kia NBA MVP chase is going down to the wire. With multiple players still in the mix for the award, keep track of the most recent performances from the top candidates before the next Kia MVP Ladder update from senior NBA writer Michael C. Wright on Friday.
Nikola Jokic
Latest MVP Ladder ranking: No. 1
Nikola Jokic logs his 29th triple-double of the season in Denver’s victory over Philadelphia.
Latest performance: Jokic sat out Friday’s game against the Phoenix Suns with right calf tightness. Prior to that, the league leader in triple-doubles added another box score stuffer to his 2022-23 season, amassing 25 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists in Denver’s 116-111 victory over Philadelphia. The Nuggets (51-24) had to fend off a depleted and bench-heavy comeback bid by the 76ers in the fourth quarter, but Jokic’s individual performance withstood the scrutiny of top teams, if not players due to Joel Embiid’s injured absence.
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A historic night for Nikola Jokic in the Nuggets W
?: 25 PTS, 17 REB, 12 AST
He joins Wilt and Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to drop 10+ games of 20-15-10 in a season. pic.twitter.com/1j54I0yLTv
— NBA (@NBA) March 28, 2023
Next 3 games:
Joel Embiid
Latest MVP Ladder ranking: No. 2
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Joel Embiid drops 25 points on the Raptors.
Latest performance: Embiid marched his way to 25 points, including an 11-for-12 showing at the free throw line, in Philadelphia’s 117-110 win over Toronto. The All-Star big man added 12 rebounds, his highest total since March 20. Combined with Cleveland’s loss to New York, the 76ers’ odds at clinching a top-three seed out East are growing stronger as the season winds down.
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— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 1, 2023
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Next 3 games:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Latest MVP Ladder ranking: No. 3
Latest performance: Antetokounmpo scored 24 points in just 25 minutes Thursday night. Boston’s absolute dominance negated the need for Giannis or any of the Bucks’ regulars to play more, as Milwaukee suffered a 140-99 loss at home. Three games in four nights, including a back-to-back culminating in the Celtics rout, no doubt played a role, yet it was startling to see Milwaukee so thoroughly outplayed. The Bucks now sport just a two-game lead over Boston for first place, with five games remaining and the Celtics holding the tiebreaker.
Giannis block. Jevon triple.
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— NBA (@NBA) March 30, 2023
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Next 3 games:
Jayson Tatum
Latest MVP Ladder ranking: No. 4
Jayson Tatum pours in 39 points in a win over Utah.
Latest performance: Tatum’s late-season firestorm continued on Friday with a 39-point, 11-rebound performance in Boston’s 122-114 victory over Utah. The 25-year-old shot a scorching 70.6% on 17 shot…
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