Since the NBA Finals MVP award was created in 1969, only 32 players have earned the honor Here’s a look at every winner in league history 🏆
Since the NBA Finals MVP award was created in 1969, only 32 players have earned the honor. Here’s a look at every winner in league history.The first player to earn the title of NBA Finals MVP, West is also the only player to win the award while playing on the losing team. West averaged 37.9 points per game for the Lakers in their seven-game series loss to the Celtics in ’69—the final championship of the Bill Russell dynasty in Boston.
After a back-and-forth series between the Lakers and Pistons that would go to seven games, Worthy racked up a monster triple double: 36 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, the only triple double of his career, earning him the nickname Big Game James.In a rematch of the 1988 Finals, Detroit made quick work of Los Angeles, sweeping the Lakers in four games. Dumars averaged 27.3 points per game to lead the Pistons and spoil Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s retirement tour.
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