MVP race affected by injuries
受傷對於MVP競逐的影響
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As of the All-Star break, James and Joel Embiid were the two favorites to win th
e NBA Most Valuable Player Award, one James has made no secret he wants to recla
im for the first time since 2012-13. Now, both players are sidelined by injuries
, as Embiid deals with a bone bruise in his left knee.
在明星賽休息時，
LeBron 以及Embiid 是最有望獲得最有價值球員獎項的兩名球星，
其中LeBron毫無保留得宣示自己想要在2012-13球季之後重返榮耀。
然而現在，
兩位球星都因爲受傷缺陣，
其中包括Embiid 的左膝蓋挫傷。
The impact of injuries is a key reason it’s dangerous to start to draw MVP conc
lusions too early in the season. Staying on the court is a key of value within a
n individual regular season. Historically, 10 games missed has been about the cu
toff for MVP consideration. The last player to miss more than 10 games in an MVP
season was Allen Iverson in 2000-01 (11) . Before that, you have to go back to
Bill Walton in 1977-78 (an unprecedented 34) for the previous example. (No MVP b
etween Walton and Iverson missed more than seven games.)
受傷影響是一個對於MVP得主太早下定論的關鍵原因，
對於球員，
只要能站在場上就是有價值的。
回顧NBA歷史中，
往往球員經歷十場缺賽之後，
對於人們對該球員MVP的期望就會大幅下降。
最近一位在其MVP賽季缺席超過十場比賽的是當年2000-01賽季的Allen Iverson （缺席11場
比賽）。
在這之前，
例子必須要追溯到1977-78賽季的Bill Walton （史無前例得缺席34場比賽）
（在Iverson 以及Walton 中間沒有一位MVP缺席超過7場比賽。
At the same time, the importance of games played as an MVP criterion might be fa
ding a bits as teams put more emphasis on resting their stars for the playoffs.
During the first 10 years of 2000s, the average MVP played 96% of his team ‘s g
ames. Over the past five seasons, that has dropped to 92%, with each of the past
three (James Harden in 2017-18 and Giannis Antetokounmpo over the past two seas
ons) missing the equivalent of 10 games.
球隊將更著眼於球星的休息以準備季後賽，
在場上拿出MVP身手的重要性也會隨之褪去。
在2000年代的十年當中，
其年度最有價值球員的賽季出場率平均高達96%。
在過去五個賽季，
賽季出場率已降至92%，
而在過去三個賽季，
最有價值球員的缺席率更高達10場比賽。
(在2017-18賽季的James Harden 和過去兩個賽季的Giannis Antetokounmpo)
Either way, there’s little question that James and Embiid suffering injuries he
helps the MVP candidacy of Nikola Jokic, the other top contender based on advanc
ed
statistics. And it continues to crack open the door for the past two winners, A
ntetokounmpo and Harden, whose chances were written off early in the season. Mos
t importantly, the injuries are a reminder that we shouldn’t be in a hurry to p
ick an MVP before the season is near completion.
總之，LeBron以及Embiid的受傷有助於Jokic在這場競逐獲勝是沒有什麼疑慮的，
原因其中之一就是Jokic高人一等的統計數據。
這樣的情況也給季初不被看好的兩位衛冕者James Harden 與Giannis Antetokounmpo許多機
會來
參一咖。
然而最重要的是，
傷病是個提醒而不是讓我們在賽季接近完成之前急著下定論的良藥。
Written by ESPN Senior Writer Kevin Pelton
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