LeBron James has gotten more productive as the season has progressed, which pleases Heat coach Erik Spoelstra as long as the team continues to execute and brim with confidence.

“Here’s what’s interesting. As his personal numbers have increased the last few weeks, what’s important is our level of team execution and trust and confidence has also increased,” Spoelstra said. “As long as those two things can work in concert, we’re all for it. We’re talking about an MVP, a two-time MVP, who is so dynamic and versatile with his skills he can impact the game in so many ways.”

James is ranks third in the league in scoring (26.1), 13th in assists (7.3), and tops the NBA in two categories that measure efficiency -- plus-minus (plus 8.3 per game) and the combination of points, assists and rebounds (40.8).

“I didn’t want to think about me being MVP this year,” James said. “I wanted to think about bringing the Miami Heat an MVP player on the court. … I’ve always said over my career team success comes individual accolades—and I guess my name is back in the race.”