@gusik4ever
The Christmas curse that might cost SGA the MVP
SGA is having a monster year: 33.4 PPG on elite efficiency, OKC at 26–5 and pacing for 70 wins.
Then the Spurs showed up. Three times. And dismantled them.
MVP odds now:
• SGA => 47%
• Jokic => 41%
Everyone else is irrelevant.
SGA case:
33.4 / 5.5 / 6.6 on 56% shooting
Best player on a potential 70-win team
Historically, that usually wins MVP.
Jokic case:
34.7 / 12.0 / 10.9
72% TS, literally breaking advanced metrics
Highest offensive EPM ever recorded.
On Christmas, Jokic dropped 56/16/15 in OT.
No one in NBA history has done that.
MVP isn’t just stats, it’s narrative and timing.
SGA had momentum… until three losses in 12 days and a bad Christmas game, when voters were watching.
SGA is priced on team record.
Jokic is priced on all-time efficiency.
The race is much closer than 47–41 suggests.
If you’re betting: Jokic +140. Narratives flip fast, and the numbers are screaming.
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