Season-long Kia MVP chase won’t be swayed by just one game

In a perfect world — or at least, a perfect NBA postseason-awards evaluation world — Giannis Antetokounmpo and reigning Kia MVP James Harden would go head-to-head in The Finals. They and their respective teams, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets, would put on full display their skills, their competitiveness and their impact, not just on random nights in random basketball games but in snagging a championship.