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Bulls' Rose Becomes NBA's Youngest MVP Winner
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May 5, 2011, Thursday
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CHICAGO Bulls guard Derrick Rose ended LeBron James' two-year reign on Tuesday as the NBA's most valuable player when he became the youngest winner of the sport's highest individual honour.
Rose, who led the Bulls to the best record in the NBA this season, beat out perennial contenders James of the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. "I want to thank my teammates and the coaching staff," an emotional Rose said after accepting the award. "You all push me every single day making sure that I play hard and play with passion."
The 22-year-old All-Star, taken with the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, is the first Bulls player to capture the honor since Hall of Famer Michael Jordan claimed the last of his five MVP awards in 1998. Rose received 1,182 points and 113 first-place votes from a panel of 120 sportswriters and broadcasters combined with fan balloting.
Howard placed second with three first-place votes and 643 points, James was third with four first-place votes and 522 points while Bryant had one first-place vote and 428 points.
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