The battle for the league's top individual honor looks to be a two-man race, and with a month left, the margin is razor thin.

Back-to-back games between the Thunder and Nuggets may decide (or upend) who gets the top spot on the Kia MVP Ladder.

Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 40 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks to lead the Thunder effort. He scored seven straight points in a 1:20 span late in the fourth quarter to squash any hope of a Nuggets rally.

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić continued his string of stunning performances by delivering the first 30/20/20 game in NBA history in the Denver Nuggets’ 149-141 overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

Nikola Jokić recorded the NBA's first 30-20-20 triple-double in the Nuggets' 149-141 overtime victory over the Suns on Friday.

Nikola Jokić is putting together a season for the ages, and on Friday night the Denver Nuggets star put on another show.

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Any hopes that the Oklahoma City Thunder will provide bulleting board material for their upcoming back-to-back against the Denver Nuggets were sorely mistaken. Billed as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Nikola Jokic for the MVP award,

Like last season, the MVP race is down to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. A back-to-back between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets could settle the score. Gilgeous-Alexander is up 1-0 in that regard,