Article: MALONE EDGES JORDAN TO WIN FIRST MVP AWARD.(Sports)

The way Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz sees his NBA MVP award, it's strictly a lend-lease affair from four-time winner Michael Jordan.

``I thank Michael for letting me borrow it for one year,'' Malone joked yesterday after winning the second-closest MVP vote since the media balloting began in 1981.

Malone's victory margin was 29 points. He received 986 points and 63 first-place votes, while the Chicago Bulls star got 957 points and 52 first-place ballots from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The only closer vote came in 1990 when Magic Johnson beat Charles Barkley by 22 points.

He may be borrowing ...

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