Race to the MVP (nba.com)

[Truth Hurts]

1. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls (45-18)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
62	37.7	24.5	4.3	8.1	1.1	0.7	.442	.336	.841

Last Week's Rank - 1
A 4-0 record as Chicago pushed past the three-quarter pole of its schedule and the potential loss of forward Carlos Boozer (ankle sprain) for several games again have bolstered Rose's MVP case. The number-crunchers dissect his efficiency, but that's missing the forest for the trees that this guy attacks and beats inside.

2. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic (41-24)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
62	37.0	23.0	13.9	1.3	1.2	2.3	.599	.000	4.0

Last Week's Rank - 3
Howard's team went 0-1 without him, losing at home to Portland. Traditionally an MVP candidate's case gets stronger in such circumstances, but The Race doesn't dole out brownie points when the absence is self-induced. Enough with the technicals, Superman. There is no T in MVP.

3. LeBron James, Miami Heat (44-21)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
63	38.6	26.2	7.6	7.1	1.5	0.6	.496	.335	.753

Last Week's Rank - 2
Some might have expected a steeper drop here, given the Heat's discombobulation and how true MVPs don't allow their team to reach such distraught points. James' status as the league's most coveted player and his weekly stats (25.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg and 7.5 apg) cushion the fall necessitated by Miami's 3-6 record since All-Star Weekend.

4. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (47-18)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
56	34.1	23.0	6.6	2.5	0.5	0.7	.528	.426	.880

Last Week's Rank - 4
Model of consistency, well-oiled (55.1 percent) shooting machine in the Mavericks' 3-2 week. Nine rebounds in the breezy home victory over New York muzzled Rick Carlisle's shot at his team ("soft") for the moment.

5. Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (46-20)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
66	33.8	25.1	5.2	4.8	1.1	0.1	.458	.325	.829

Last Week's Rank - 6
The committee, upon further review, considered last week's drop to sixth an overcorrection and overreaction to a mailbox swamped by the Kobe dislikers ("hater" is a banned word here). Bryant didn't fare well at Miami, but he had hit eight of his 18 three-pointers for the week until those last two bummers near South Beach.

6. Kevin Durant, OKC Thunder (40-23)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
59	39.5	28.2	7.3	2.8	1.1	1.0	.463	.348	.875

Last Week's Rank - 5
As Durant gets more help from guard Russell Westbrook -- who picked up his fifth Western Conference Player of the Week award -- it takes a little shine off the smooth forward's MVP case. Here's some good news though: If Durant maintains his current 28.2 scoring pace, No. 2 LeBron James would have to average 35.6 ppg over the Heat's final 17 to pass him for the scoring title.

7. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat (44-21)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
61	37.3	25.5	6.7	4.4	1.4	1.0	.498	.305	.735

Last Week's Rank - 7
It is not small feat to crack The Race's Top 10 as the second candidate on a team. Miami followers have been duking it out all season over the merits of James vs. Wade. The committee thinks they have bigger things about which to fret.

8. LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers (37-27)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
64	39.9	22.4	8.8	2.1	1.1	1.2	.498	.222	.786

Last Week's Rank - 9
Aldridge helped the Blazers to one of the most challenging victories of the season Tuesday: Beating the Heat in Miami when there actually was pressure on foes not to lose to the sputtering superstars. Portland's back-to-back success in Florida turned some Race heads, too.

9. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs (52-12)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
62	32.2	17.1	3.0	6.6	1.3	0.0	.521	.354	.782

Last Week's Rank - --
We might as well have designated this spot as "San Antonio guy" and do the same thing, "Boston guy" with the next one. It's looking more and more as if the teams with the best record in the West and East, respectively, won't have obvious MVP candidates. The heavy lifting gets divvied up in both places, with Parker getting a slight edge this week over Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan.

10. Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics (46-16)

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
62	34.9	19.1	5.1	3.2	1.0	0.6	.502	.382	.855

Last Week's Rank - --
The Celtics are Spurs East, in the sense of splitting MVP chores among multiple players. Pierce shot an efficient 22-of-38 for the week while so much newness swirled around him, Rondo, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. Allen, meanwhile, was 10-of-18 from the arc and Rondo had 10 steals with 33 assists in three games.

계속 로즈가 엠브피 1위를 지키는 가운데

하워드가  제임스를 제치고 2위에 올랐습니다.

파커와 피어스가 새롭게 탑텐에 등장했습니다.

지난 주 8위였던 지노빌리와 10위였던 론도는 순위권 밖으로 밀려났습니다.

1위부터 7위까지는 순위 안에서 작은 변화는 있지만

선수들 명단은 바뀌지 않고 있습니다.

참고로 espn.com에서는

로즈-제임스-하워드-노비츠키-코비

듀랜트-론도-웨이드-알드리지-지노빌리 순입니다.

[갈증엔개또라이]

표정을 보니 두랜트 자기가 6위에 잇는 것에 불만이 상당히 많은듯~~~ ㅋㅋ

[허리통증]

니들이 뭔데 랭킹을정해 이런표정 ㅋㅋ

[Sir.Barkley]

알드리지도 좀 올려달라는듯요 ㅋ

[bestmania]

저는 하워드가 받을 것 같다고 생각하고 있었는데, 별로 주목하지 않더군요.
그리고 리그 승률1위인 샌안토니오의 선수들도 스포트 라이트를 덜 받는 느낌입니다. 스탯보다 중요한 것이 승리인데...

[bestmania]

그러게 말입니다. 상복은 운도 따라줘야 하나봐요.
그래도 히도가 올란도에 다시 온 이상, 하워드를 이용하는 플레이가 많아 질 것이기에 기대하고 있습니다.^^

[[정대만]]

로즈로 굳어지는것인가..ㅎ

[Passion-Run]

얼 피어스

[Air Jordan.23]

점점 로즈로 가는것 같습니다...

[방망구]

하워드 자유투가 4%라니,,, ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
25개 던지면 한개 들어가는 자유투의 소유자인가? ㅋㅋㅋ

[Michael J. Jordan]

저건 4%가 아니라 4,000% 아닌가요? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 아무튼 잘못나온 거 같네요~

[One & Only]

작년 시카고가 41승했는데 19경기 남은 현재 벌써 +4승 기록중이고 남은경기들 현재 페이스정도만 해도 +15승 이상이기때문에 거의 로즈 확정인듯 싶습니다 ㅎㅎ

[LAL-브라이언Kim]

하워드가 3위로 껑충 어제경기 패했어도 코비는 팀 연승했는데 아직 그대로네;