Westbrook is MVP after record season

Thunder guard ends Curry’s 2-year reign as NBA’s best.

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Houston’s Mike D’Antoni was voted Coach of the Year, the second time he has won the award. He led the Rockets to 55 victories and a league record for 3-pointers this

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MATTHEW STOCKMAN / GETTY IMAGES By averaging 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists a game, Russell Westbrook becamethe first player since Oscar Robertson in 1961-62 to average a triple-double for the season.