Houston Rockets guard James Harden won the NBA Most Valued Player (MVP) award Monday, beating Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis for the honor.
The MVP is the first for Harden, who finished second in voting to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook in 2017.
Harden led the league in scoring with 30.4 points per game while guiding the Rockets to the NBA’s best regular-season record. He also averaged 8.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals while hitting 36.7 percent of his 3-point shots for a team that set the NBA record for most 3-pointers made in a single season.
- A wire service report
