Daily NBA Fix 12-15-13: MVP Race Heats Up

Goose Egg Award (awarded to player with most minutes and zero points)

Dec 13, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Philadelphia 76ers forward

(20) shoots the ball against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won 108-100. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

Congratulations to Brandon Davies, who takes home our Goose Egg award for the night. He played 22:45, missing all three of his shots. He added two rebounds and two assists, but wasn’t much of a factor otherwise.

Clean and Sober Award (most minutes without taking a shot)

One of the worst No. 1 picks ever? I’m going to reserve judgement for another year (or unless he’s out of the league), but Anthony Bennett continues to be horrible. He wins our Clean and Sober award, going 7:22 without taking a shot. In fact, he recorded no positive stats, only getting a turnover and two personal fouls.

Iron Man Award (most minutes played)

We’ve got a three-way tie for the Iron Man award, with Trevor Ariza, John Wall and LeBron James all playing 40:37. I’m not a huge fan of stars playing huge minutes in blowouts and you’d know that if you regularly read this column. Those Wizards need to protect Wall.