And we achieved all of those things, often ahead of schedule. MVP Chris Paul, who is in danger of becoming one of the best NBA players to never make a conference final. Marcel Hug won Boston for the third time, outpushing 10-time champion Ernst Van Dyk and finishing in 1hr 18min 4sec to beat the course record and world best by 21 seconds. The Atlanta-Washington, Portland-Golden State, Chicago-Boston and Oklahoma City-Houston match-ups begin Sunday.