Cavaliers coach Mike Brown believes that wins should play a sizable role when discussing candidates for the NBA's MVP award.

"I think your team has to win," Brown said Saturday night. "At the end of the day, you understand that some people are going to say, 'Well, what's their record? Where are they sitting at in the conference?'

"And you understand how that is a factor. I have not looked at LeBron's numbers, but his numbers are probably the same this year as they were last year and the year the before, and the talk is he is the leading guy right now. The main difference in my opinion is where our record sits."