Lebron James wins 4th MVP Award

Well, the announcement of the 2012-13 NBA Most Valuable Player went exactly as predicted. As many sportsbook betting and basketball predicted since months ago, the annual prize went to Miami Heat LeBron James, who remains the best basketball player in the National Basketball League.

James received a total of 120 first-place votes from a panel of 121 voters consisting of sportswriters and sports journalists and other NBA experts in North America as well as an NBA.com MVP fan vote.  The only vote that wasn’t casted to James went to Knicks star Carmelo Anthony. Oklahoma City's  Thunder forward Kevin Durant finished second to James in MVP voting for the second straight year, with Anthony third, Chris Paul fourth and Los Angeles Lakers Super Star Kobe Bryant fifth in votes.

The award places James as the youngest player in NBA history to win four MVPs, and the fifth player in league history to win four MVPs. At only 28-years old, James is joining an elite club of players with multiple MVP awards, including NBA Legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five) and Wilt Chamberlain (four).

This is also the fourth consecutive season in where fans were allowed to cast their votes and rank their top five choices. The fan vote counted as one vote and was compiled with the 120 media votes to select the overall winner. Players were awarded 10 points for each first-place vote, seven points for each second-place vote, five for each third-place vote, three for each fourth-place vote and one for each fifth-place vote received.

2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award Results

LeBron James, Miami, Total Points 1,207
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, Total Points 765
Carmelo Anthony, New York, Total Points 475
Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers, Total Points 289
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, Total Points 184
Tony Parker, San Antonio , Total Points 86
Tim Duncan, San Antonio, Total Points 65
James Harden, Houston, 33
Russell Westbrook, OKC, 9
Dwyane Wade, Miami, 5
Stephen Curry, Golden State, 3
Kevin Garnett, Boston, Total Points 1
David Lee, Golden State , Total Points  1
Ty Lawson, Denver , Total Points 1
Marc Gasol, Memphis , Total Points 1
Joakim Noah, Chicago¸ Total Points 1

Besides the 2012-13 NBA MVP, James won five Kia NBA Player of the Month award in 2012-13 (October-November, December, January, February, and March), becoming the first player in NBA history to receive the award during five straight months during a single season. He was also named Player of the Week five times (Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Dec. 23, Feb. 10, and March 24).

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