Kevin Durant form the Oklahoma City Thunder finally took home the MVP trophy on May 6. He received 119 fist-place votes taking it away from LeBron James, who had won the last two MVP awards and four of the previous five, finsihed second with six first-place votes, and Blake Griffin who came in at third. KD's run of 41 consecutive games this season with at least 25 points was the third-longest streak in NBA history. He averaged more points and rebounds per game than Michael Jordan in their respective seventh seasons in the NBA. Durant won his fourth scoring crown in five years by averaging 32 points. The 6'9" forward helped the Thunder go 59-23, second best in the league, despite playing much of the season without three-time All-Star Russel Westbrook by his side because of a knee injury. He became the first player to win both the scoring title and the MVP award in the same season since Allen Iverson in 2000-2001. The MVP scored at least 40 points 14 times. He also averaged 7.4 rebounds and a career-high 5.5 assists while shooting 50% from the field. Durant capped it off in the season finale by scoring 21 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter against Detroit and winning the game with a dunk with 16.5 seconds left. The Thunder overcame a 10-point deficit in the quarter to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
KEVIN DURANT WINS MVP AWARD
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