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[/td] [td]1. LeBron James, Cavaliers[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]37.5[/td] [td].500[/td] [td].243[/td] [td].770[/td] [td]2.0[/td] [td]0.9[/td] [td]8.0[/td] [td]7.3[/td] [td]29.8[/td] [td]34.3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]By any definition -- makes his teammates better, best player on the best team, statistically -- he is the MVP. Cleveland's seven-game win streak has made it virtually impossible to say something bad about James.[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]2. Kobe Bryant, Lakers[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8[/td] [td]34.9[/td] [td].449[/td] [td].316[/td] [td].825[/td] [td]1.8[/td] [td]0.6[/td] [td]5.1[/td] [td]3.8[/td] [td]24.8[/td] [td]23.4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Congrats, Kobe, on passing Larry Legend and The Glove for 23rd and 22nd, respectively, on the all-time scoring list, but either the Cavs need to start losing or you need to start stuffing the box scores a little more to defend your award.[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]3. Amare Stoudemire, Suns[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]12[/td] [td]38.3[/td] [td].582[/td] [td].000[/td] [td].826[/td] [td]1.2[/td] [td]1.2[/td] [td]8.3[/td] [td]2.0[/td] [td]23.3[/td] [td]25.4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Some random thoughts: Nice Mohawk, a belated happy 26th birthday, and, after a couple of off games last week (11 and 12 points, respectively), it is nice to have you back (combined 59 points past two games).[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]4. Dwight Howard, Magic[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]36.6[/td] [td].603[/td] [td].000[/td] [td].521[/td] [td]1.1[/td] [td]4.2[/td] [td]14.0[/td] [td]1.7[/td] [td]21.3[/td] [td]30.7[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Ever arrive at your job and decide you didn't feel like working, so you spent the day sending personal e-mails and calling your friends and family? That was Howard against Charlotte: six fouls and no made baskets.[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]5. Chris Paul, Hornets[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]37.9[/td] [td].500[/td] [td].313[/td] [td].857[/td] [td]3.0[/td] [td]0.1[/td] [td]5.2[/td] [td]11.6[/td] [td]20.8[/td] [td]32.3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]What's going on in New Orleans when the best point guard in the world is leading the league in assists and steals and dropping 20 points and 10 dimes on the regular and the team still loses four out of six?[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]6. Paul Pierce, Celtics[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]11[/td] [td]39.4[/td] [td].411[/td] [td].442[/td] [td].822[/td] [td]1.2[/td] [td]0.5[/td] [td]7.4[/td] [td]3.9[/td] [td]21.0[/td] [td]18.8[/td] [/tr][tr][td]The 22-point fourth quarter against the Raptors, the game-winner with less than a second remaining against the Hawks and the career-high 7.4 rebounds per game has him steadily climbing up the rankings.[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]7. Dwyane Wade, Heat[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]36[/td] [td].495[/td] [td].231[/td] [td].776[/td] [td]2.7[/td] [td]1.6[/td] [td]5.2[/td] [td]7.3[/td] [td]27.9[/td] [td]33.5[/td] [/tr][tr][td]With all of the time Wade has missed the past few seasons due to injury, the last thing Heat fans want to see is him limping. He sprained his right ankle against Toronto over the weekend but says he's good to go.[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]8. Chris Bosh, Raptors[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]41.7[/td] [td].534[/td] [td].000[/td] [td].814[/td] [td]0.4[/td] [td]0.9[/td] [td]10.2[/td] [td]2.1[/td] [td]25.1[/td] [td]22.9[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Jose Calderon missed Sunday's game because of his strained hamstring and CB4 still went off for 27 points and seven rebounds. I guess it doesn't really matter who is feeding him the rock ... he's going to produce.[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]9. Joe Johnson, Hawks[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]38.6[/td] [td].486[/td] [td].434[/td] [td].811[/td] [td]1.9[/td] [td]0.2[/td] [td]4.9[/td] [td]4.9[/td] [td]26.0[/td] [td]25.3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]His numbers across the board are on the same level as LeBron and D-Wade. But I value team success as much as I do individual success, and Atlanta lost three straight last week, including two to the Nets.[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]
[/td] [td]10. C. Billups, Nuggets[/td] [td]G[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [td]PER[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8[/td] [td]35.4[/td] [td].360[/td] [td].385[/td] [td].887[/td] [td]1.8[/td] [td]0.5[/td] [td]3.6[/td] [td]6.4[/td] [td]17.8[/td] [td]20.9[/td] [/tr][tr][td]If his midrange jumper didn't appear to be broken since he got to Denver, I wouldn't have to justify moving him into this spot. He has provided the Nuggets (5-1 since he arrived) with points, assists, wins and leadership.[/td] [/tr][/table]