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  • It's OK to wonder if LeBron James, even in defeat, is the Finals MVP (Ball Don't Lie)

It’s OK to wonder if LeBron James, even in defeat, is the Finals MVP (Ball Don’t Lie)

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Published June 15, 2015 at 10:45 AM
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We all can agree that, at this point, Most Valuable Player awards and especially Finals MVP awards are rather silly, right? Yes, the role of an individual can be the deciding force even in this team game, but the goal overall should be winning, and a bon mot on top of that eventual win hardly really matters. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] And winners, save for one time, always take the Finals MVP. Not only are the voters usually correct in their assertion as to who was the most valuable player over a four-to-seven game stretch, but it would be obscenely cruel to dot the best player on a losing team with a bit of hardware that he wants nothing to do with. No, at some point, the Finals MVP discussion is just an excuse for you to click on more things, or to dial in on TV or radio. Something to feed the machine, and another excuse for a car company to give away a moderately-priced sedan. I'm not trying to get you to click, though, I promise. Through five games, even with his team having lost three of five and with his sub-40 percent shooting on record, LeBron James might be the 2015 NBA Finals MVP. It's just to discuss this, unless you're...

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