Bulls' Rose becomes youngest NBA MVP
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Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose drives the ball down the court during the first half of their NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Michigan December 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) |
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is the youngest Most Valuable Player award-winner in the history of the NBA.
Rose officially became the NBA's youngest MVP on Tuesday and joined Michael Jordan as the only Bulls player to win the award, which was no surprise given his spectacular season and Chicago's leap to a league-leading 62 wins.
In his third year, the dynamic point guard led the Bulls to their best season since the championship era.
The 22-year-old Rose got 1,182 points and 113 first-place votes from a panel of media voters, supplanting Wes Unseld as the youngest to win the award with a runaway win. Orlando's Dwight Howard (643 points) finished second, Miami's LeBron James was third, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant was fourth and Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant finished fifth.
