NEW YORK -- Results of the voting for the 2005 NBA Most
Valuable Player Award, as selected by a panel of the media in the
U.S. and Canada with first-place votes in parentheses:<
Player, Team Points
Steve Nash, Phoenix (65) 1,066
Shaquille O'Neal, Miami (58) 1,032
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas 349
Tim Duncan, San Antonio (1) 328
Allen Iverson, Philadelphia (2) 240
LeBron James, Cleveland 93
Tracy McGrady, Houston 44
Dwyane Wade, Miami 43
Amare Stoudemire (1) 41
Ray Allen, Seattle 41
Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 15
Gilbert Arenas, Washington 4
Vince Carter, New Jersey 3
Marcus Camby, Denver 3
P.J. Brown, New Orleans 1
Shawn Marion, Phoenix 1