Harden received 584 of a possible 595 points from the media.

　　Louis Williams, who led the Philadelphia 76ers in scoring (14.9 ppg) despite not starting a single contest, finished second with 231 points. Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks, who won the award in 2008-09, finished third with 81 points.

　　Harden led all reserves in scoring, averaging a career-best 16.8 points per game, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists, coming off bench in 60 of 62 games he appeared in, helping the Thunder post the NBA's third-best record (47-19).