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Damian Lillard Ranking Highly in 2021 NBA MVP Battle
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Damian Lillard might not be a starter in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, but he’s tight in the race for NBA MVP this season, according to Michael J Chandler and Jonathan Soveta of The Score. The duo compile a regular ranking of MVP candidates, and Lillard’s recent play is moving him up the list.
They explain Lillard’s accomplishments in the absence of fellow starters CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic:
In 14 contests without both McCollum and Nurkic, Lillard has registered 31.9 points, 8.6 assists, and four rebounds per game while keeping Portland in the playoff hunt in a wildly competitive conference. Better yet, the Trail Blazers are still in the mix for home-court advantage in the first round despite going without two key pieces for over a month.
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Every Sunday, theScore s Michael J. Chandler and Andrew Joe Potter highlight the week s lighter moments from around the basketball universe.
Here s what caught our eye this week.
Be warned: Weird Week contains coarse content. Don t share this with Grandma (unless she s into this sort of thing).
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The Houston Rockets loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday offered James Harden a final chance to go Thicco Mode in Houston, and he didn t disappoint, taking the court for shootaround with a decorative pillow stashed under his shirt.