How Did Bill Russell Win MVP in 1962?

Casey number three: How did Bill Russell win MVP in 1962? This is also the same season, will to average as 50 a game. And so like what's going on here? Was he viewed as the best player in the league at the time? I think Tommy Heintz and famously said something like Russell's shop locking is worth 50 points per game. The thing is the Celtics not only won 60 games, they basically lapped the field.