
“I’m biased, but the MVP race is over.”Ĭonsidering the diversity of a panel expected to weigh all the factors differently, we’re really just getting started.Īs the MVP debate rages on, Charles Barkley explains why voters really can't go wrong with Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo or Joel Embiid. “The man just scored half our points in an NBA game,” Rivers said. The performance left the Sixers’ coach starry-eyed, but it likely didn’t deliver the knockout blow Rivers portrayed postgame in the eyes of the voters. Joel Embiid inched a step ahead of the field sprinting down the final stretch by lighting up the Boston Celtics for 52 points on 20-for-25 shooting with 13 rebounds and six dimes Tuesday in a win for a Sixers squad that is No. Not quite, though, as the handwringing and agonizing is just beginning for the global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters tasked with deciding the outcome of what’s expected to end as one of the tightest MVP races in league history. “The MVP race is over,” Rivers said after Tuesday’s win against the Boston Celtics. The penultimate edition of Kia Race to the MVP Ladder is here, and despite bold declarations to the contrary from Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers, this competition hasn’t yet reached the finish line.

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With the race coming down the final stretch, you can catch a nightly update on the top five candidates in our Kia MVP Tracker.

Joel Embiid keeps delivering in the Kia MVP chase and had a 52-point game vs.
