The 2011 NBA MVP Award was a hotly-debated topic on the Internet, with Derrick Rose vs. Dwight Howard spurring a classic eye-test vs. stats debate that waged throughout the winter and early spring. As it turned out, though, the debate wasn't really much of a debate. Rose earned 113 of the 121 first-place votes (one ballot was for the fans), and had 1,182 points in total in winning MVP. Nobody even placed him lower than third on their ballot.
2011 NBA MVP Voting Breakdown: Derrick Rose Wins Easily
The other first-place votes went to LeBron James (4), Dwight Howard (3) and Kobe Bryant (1). Here is the full breakdown of the MVP voting, via an NBA press release.
| Player | Team | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Total |
| Derrick Rose | Chicago | 113 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1182 |
| Dwight Howard | Orlando | 3 | 57 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 643 |
| LeBron James | Miami | 4 | 26 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 522 |
| Kobe Bryant | LA Lakers | 1 | 18 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 428 |
| Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City | - | 6 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 190 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas | - | 5 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 113 |
| Dwyane Wade | Miami | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| Manu Ginobili | San Antonio | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | 20 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | New York | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 9 |
| Blake Griffin | LA Clippers | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Rajon Rondo | Boston | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Tony Parker | San Antonio | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Chris Paul | New Orleans | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
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