MVP race affected by injuries
受伤对于MVP竞逐的影响
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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.
在明星赛休息时，
LeBron 以及Embiid 是最有望获得最有价值球员奖项的两名球星，
其中LeBron毫无保留得宣示自己想要在2012-13球季之后重返荣耀。
然而现在，
两位球星都因为受伤缺阵，
其中包括Embiid 的左膝盖挫伤。
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.)
受伤影响是一个对于MVP得主太早下定论的关键原因，
对于球员，
只要能站在场上就是有价值的。
回顾NBA历史中，
往往球员经历十场缺赛之后，
对于人们对该球员MVP的期望就会大幅下降。
最近一位在其MVP赛季缺席超过十场比赛的是当年2000-01赛季的Allen Iverson （缺席11场
比赛）。
在这之前，
例子必须要追溯到1977-78赛季的Bill Walton （史无前例得缺席34场比赛）
（在Iverson 以及Walton 中间没有一位MVP缺席超过7场比赛。
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.
球队将更着眼于球星的休息以准备季后赛，
在场上拿出MVP身手的重要性也会随之褪去。
在2000年代的十年当中，
其年度最有价值球员的赛季出场率平均高达96%。
在过去五个赛季，
赛季出场率已降至92%，
而在过去三个赛季，
最有价值球员的缺席率更高达10场比赛。
(在2017-18赛季的James Harden 和过去两个赛季的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.
总之，LeBron以及Embiid的受伤有助于Jokic在这场竞逐获胜是没有什么疑虑的，
原因其中之一就是Jokic高人一等的统计数据。
这样的情况也给季初不被看好的两位卫冕者James Harden 与Giannis Antetokounmpo许多机
会来
参一咖。
然而最重要的是，
伤病是个提醒而不是让我们在赛季接近完成之前急着下定论的良药。
Written by ESPN Senior Writer Kevin Pelton
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也许受伤的喘息对他们俩是个帮助也说不定