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NBA MVP Ladder: Russell Westbrook Is In Video Game Mode

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May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket as San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) defends in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket as San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) defends in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) in action against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 103-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) in action against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 103-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

1- Russell Westbrook

Stats: 38.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 3.0 steals, 1.0 blocks

Record: 3-0

Russell Westbrook is proving that he doesn’t need former teammate Kevin Durant to win, and he is doing so with jaw-dropping numbers.

Last Friday, against the Phoenix Suns, Westbrook posted 51 points complete with a triple-double, a stat line of that sort has not been seen in the NBA since the 1970’s.

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Westbrook is putting up video game numbers so far this season, and as he continues to do so, it will be hard to dethrone him as the MVP favorite. Question is, will his team continue to win enough games in order to finish the year as the league MVP?

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