The NBA on Friday released the latest update of the race for the MVP award and Nikola Jokic remains as the leader of the dispute.
As a result, the Denver Nuggets superstar will finish the month atop the rankings. That’s because he took over on December 30th.
Jokic could have lost his lead in the NBA MVP race. After all, the pivot played in just one of the Nuggets’ four games last week.
He missed the win over the Indiana Pacers and losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks due to a hamstring injury.
Jokic was only expressive, though. He registered another triple-double for the season while playing against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists were recorded after sitting out the last two games, this.
As a result, Jokic has 16 triple-doubles in the current season. In addition, there are six in the last seven games he has played.
So, he adds 92 in his entire career. In 2022/23, his averages are 25.1 points, 11 rebounds and 9.9 assists per game.
On the other hand, there are changes in the top positions. Joel Embiid , after all, took second place from Jayson Tatum.
Now, the Philadelphia 76ers star enters the fight for the award once and for all. The Sixers took second place in the Eastern Conference. The great campaign, incidentally, goes directly through the pivot’s performances.
Philadelphia played three games last week and won them all. Embiid, in turn, was embezzled in the triumph over the Sacramento Kings.
However, in the two matches he played, he was the leader of the team. In the match against the Portland Trail Blazers, he scored 32 points and nine rebounds.
