Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 reasons they will win the East

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Mar 1, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a play during the third quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. The Rockets defeated the Cavaliers 105-103. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

2. LeBron James

It’s completely okay that Stephen Curry and James Harden fight out the rest of regular season for this season’s MVP.

Still, winning the award doesn’t mean either of them are better players than James.

It’s happened frequently through the course of history. In 1997, Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz took home the award even through every level-headed person fan in the world knew Jordan was still top dog. It also happened to Jordan in 1993 as Charles Barkley was crowned.

The best baller in the world cannot win the hardware every season.

As it relates to the main event though, I’ll take my chances with LeBron James over those guys any day. In my mind, only Curry has elevated his stock onto the edge of James’ peripheral.

James guards the best player on the opposing team every night. Does Harden or Curry do that?

James is second in the league with 26 points per game while contributing 7.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds. Oh yeah, he’s also shooting a cool .488 from the field which might pale in comparison to his career .496 mark, but still destroys most of the MVP candidates out there.

Take a gander at Harden’s field goal percentage and +/- number and get back to me.

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