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.

After the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets split a back-to-back, those who hoped the two-game set clarified the MVP race sadly didn't receive any. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and blew out the Nuggets in Sunday's game. Jokic got his lick back Monday with a near 35-point triple-double and double-digit win over the Thunder.

Gilgeous-Alexander has played it cool about his chase toward the MVP. He's always had the mindset that team success matters first and foremost. All the individual accolades come second. In that case, the Thunder's dominating season goes together with that.