NBA MVP Ladder Week 5

NBA MVP Ladder Week 5

Dec 4, 2013; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George (24) is fouled by Utah Jazz point guard Alec Burks (10) during the second half at EnergySolutions Arena. Indiana won 95-86. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

Another week has passed since last Sunday and it’s time for our weekly edition of MVP rankings. It was an interesting week and we have another shake-up among the top three candidates. Some other up-and-coming MVP candidates have made a surge towards the top thanks to an action-packed week with a lot of games, while others played just one or two games.

We saw Ty Lawson ranked fifth last week, but after a pretty tough stretch of games, can he hang on? James Harden has been hanging by a thread at the No. 10 spot for two weeks now. Will he drop out or take a step forward? Keep reading to find out.