The NBA releases the top five MVP candidates in the playoffs!

Whose Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 7 was settled, with the Oklahoma City Thunder defeating the Denver Nuggets and entering the NBA Final Four with the New York Knicks, the Indiana Pacers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, and we now have a clearer look at the real difference makers on the road to the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The pace of the NBA this year is the playoffs that have not yet been this year in the New Year. It has sent away many superstars such as James, Doncic, Harden, Leonard, Curry, Butler, Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Mitchell, Antetokounmpo and others!

NBA playoffs are now in the division finals stage. I wonder who will have the chance to win the championship this year?

NBA has also released. This year's playoff MVP top five candidates

1. Jaylen Brunson, New York Knicks

After ending the Detroit Pistons with an annoying 3-pointer in the first round, Brunson led New York to eliminate defending champion Boston Celtics and entered the league division finals. He started slowly in the series, but usually, he was underperformed in the final stages. This was especially true in Games 1, 2 and 4, when the Knicks reversed and won 20 points, 20 points and 14 points respectively. The Knicks are definitely the king of reversals in this year's playoffs, and Brunson is indeed a veritable key gentleman! It's definitely New York, the biggest contributor to the Eastern Conference Finals after 25 years

NBA guard will face the Pacers, who averaged nearly 30 points and 6 assists in the regular season. Brunson and his teammates will seek revenge for the loss to Indiana in the league semifinals last year.

If things go to the end, the league's Player of the Year will feel ready. Brunson has scored 14 key goals in these playoffs. That's almost twice as much as the second-ranked Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander.

2. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

Jokic thanks for his personal and team success this season. Nuggets star Nikola Jokic reviewed his personal performance and his team’s performance this season after being eliminated from the playoffs.

Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. combined for 24 shots with just 19 points, and Jokic had little scored in today's knockout match due to severe restrictions on teammate Aaron Gordon.

Nevertheless, this reality—and his team’s defeat throughout the series—does not necessarily hurt Jokic’s argument that ranks high on this list. Of course, he wasn't much more efficient in his 0-for-10 shot in Denver's third overtime loss, when he was 2-for-8-for-3. But he also played one of the most impressive games in the playoffs, scoring 44 points, 22 rebounds and five assists in Game 5 of the Nuggets. But the most regrettable thing is that although the data this year can be said to be the best performance in his career. Unfortunately, this year's regular season MVP still does not belong to him.

3. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves

The Wolves star rebounded from the less efficient first round against the Los Angeles Lakers, and in the semifinal against the Golden State Warriors with little Stephen Curry, he shot nine shots per game with a 44% shooting percentage. This year's Timberwolves can be said to be absolutely eye-catching. They defeated the powerful Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors who were recommended by the powerful league! They have the sixth-ranked West Division finals, and they have the potential to avoid last year's defeat and go to the Finals to win the Timberwolves' first NBA championship ever

So far, Edwards's final five games are worth noting: he uses his extra defensive attention to himself to create opportunities for others, giving out eight assists against the Lakers and up to 12 assists in the series against the Warriors.

Edwards must be prepared for OKC's swarming defense, which is the NBA's best defense in the regular season that shuts down 1-on-1 chances, allowing only 0.81 points per possession.

4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

The Thunder guard may be named the league's regular season MVP in the coming days, with a fantastic start and end in the series against Denver. He struggled to shoot in Games 3 and 4 but then scored 31, 32 and 35 in the last three games of the series. He shot no less than 52% from the field in games 5, 6 and 7, improving his club when OKC needed it most.

If there is any reason why SGA ranks so low on the roster, it is that he fought a lot with his efficiency in the first round. But he can continue to make up for this in the game against Wolves, and if the top seed Thunder breaks through, he can make up for this in the finals, but if his efficiency continues to be so low, it is not ruled out that he will be eliminated by Edwards

Edwards eliminated the four major MVPs in the playoffs in the past two years! I wonder if Alexander will be the fifth MVP?

5. Tyrese Halliburton, the Indiana Pacers

, hitting just 42% from the first round overall and shooting below 27% from 3-pointers, Halliburton tied the score to 54% against top seed Cleveland Cavaliers and hitting close to 46% from three-pointers, upset in just five games.

The Indiana star's biggest key in the playoffs: Like Brunson, he came up with important shots to end the game. He left the field 4-5 in the last minute of the Pacers. No one can do more in these playoffs. Halliburton is definitely the star who has taken the most health benefits this year. His strength is not worthy of being included in the MVP rankings. Better than Mitchell or Zi Ge are definitely better than him.