how many forwards have won the finals mvp award

Small forwards won the Finals MVP award once in the 1974 NBA Finals.

	POSITION	FMVP	SEASON	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Small Forward	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	7	138.7	60.0	22.9	9.0	3.3	1.0	24.1	53.7	44.9				11.7	14.4	81.2	49.9	5.1	17.7		971	420	160	63	23	7		81
2	Small Forward	1	1974-75	NBA Finals	4	86.0	43.3	9.0	7.8	6.8	1.0	16.0	42.0	38.1				11.3	11.8	95.7	45.8	3.5	5.5		344	173	36	31	27	4		37
3	Power Forward	1	1980-81	NBA Finals	6	112.5	42.8	24.8	6.3	2.7	3.5	17.3	41.7	41.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	8.2	11.7	70.0	45.8	12.2	12.7	7.2	675	257	149	38	16	21	43	71
4	Small Forward	1	1983-84	NBA Finals	7	79.1	43.0	20.7	5.9	3.0	1.3	15.3	33.1	46.1	1.0	2.1	46.7	11.4	13.9	82.5	54.8	7.1	13.6	5.6	554	301	145	41	21	9	39	62
5	Small Forward	1	1985-86	NBA Finals	6	124.8	53.7	18.0	22.2	5.2	1.2	21.7	44.5	48.7	1.3	4.5	29.6	9.0	10.3	87.1	54.7	4.0	14.0	6.8	749	322	108	133	31	7	41	48
6	Small Forward	1	1987-88	NBA Finals	7	101.3	52.3	19.4	7.4	2.1	1.7	18.6	34.3	54.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	15.1	19.7	76.8	60.9	7.0	12.4	5.9	709	366	136	52	15	12	41	72
7	Power Forward	1	1998-99	NBA Finals	5	107.0	43.8	31.8	3.4	3.4	4.6	17.0	35.8	47.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	9.8	13.2	74.2	52.6	8.6	23.2	5.0	535	219	159	17	17	23	25	73	-5
8	Power Forward	1	2002-03	NBA Finals	6	115.0	51.2	32.7	8.7	3.2	8.2	19.8	48.0	41.3	0.5	2.7	18.8	11.0	15.3	71.7	46.7	8.7	24.0	10.2	690	307	196	52	19	49	61	71	+6
9	Power Forward	1	2004-05	NBA Finals	7	123.9	52.1	31.9	7.1	4.3	6.4	20.9	46.9	44.5	2.9	6.9	41.7	7.6	11.7	64.6	50.1	11.0	20.9	6.0	867	365	223	50	30	45	42	83	+25
10	Small Forward	1	2007-08	NBA Finals	6	76.9	33.8	11.8	9.0	2.2	0.7	10.7	25.7	41.6	4.0	10.5	38.1	8.5	10.5	81.0	55.9	2.3	9.5	5.0	461	203	71	54	13	4	30	65	+13
11	Power Forward	1	2010-11	NBA Finals	6	114.1	52.7	23.2	3.8	1.3	1.7	18.5	43.7	42.4	1.2	3.3	35.0	14.5	17.0	85.3	51.5	4.5	18.7	6.0	684	316	139	23	8	10	36	54	+37
12	Small Forward	1	2011-12	NBA Finals	5	125.1	71.2	20.0	10.0	3.8	1.4	25.6	49.0	52.2	6.2	15.0	41.3	13.8	16.8	82.1	63.1	4.6	15.4	7.8	626	356	100	50	19	7	39	48	+30
13	Power Forward	1	2012-13	NBA Finals	7	74.9	33.7	17.9	9.0	2.7	1.1	12.9	28.9	44.6	2.1	6.0	35.7	5.9	7.6	77.4	52.4	4.1	13.7	3.7	524	236	125	63	19	8	26	36	-43
14	Small Forward	1	2013-14	NBA Finals	5	67.3	31.0	9.6	3.6	3.8	1.6	11.0	19.4	56.7	4.6	9.4	48.9	4.4	6.0	73.3	70.3	2.4	7.2	3.4	336	155	48	18	19	8	17	47	+71
15	Small Forward	1	2014-15	NBA Finals	6	134.6	64.3	26.3	14.0	4.2	1.5	23.3	56.2	41.5	6.5	18.2	35.8	11.2	18.0	62.0	50.2	5.8	20.5	5.8	807	386	158	84	25	9	35	73	+50
16	Small Forward	1	2015-16	NBA Finals	7	141.0	55.3	28.6	15.1	5.7	3.9	21.7	47.7	45.5	4.3	13.6	31.6	7.6	12.0	63.1	52.2	7.3	21.3	7.4	987	387	200	106	40	27	52	59	+12
17	Small Forward	1	2016-17	NBA Finals	5	128.8	83.8	26.2	19.6	3.8	3.8	30.6	56.0	54.6	7.4	19.0	38.9	15.2	20.4	74.5	64.5	5.0	21.2	8.4	644	419	131	98	19	19	42	54	+78
18	Small Forward	1	2017-18	NBA Finals	4	116.3	74.3	27.5	19.3	3.3	4.3	26.8	51.0	52.5	4.5	11.8	38.3	16.3	19.8	82.3	62.2	6.8	20.8	8.0	465	297	110	77	13	17	32	36	+38
19	Small Forward	1	2018-19	NBA Finals	6	94.4	43.5	17.3	9.2	3.3	2.8	13.8	33.0	41.9	5.0	14.5	34.5	10.8	13.3	81.3	56.0	4.3	13.0	5.5	567	261	104	55	20	17	33	45	+39
20	Small Forward	1	2019-20	NBA Finals	6	108.5	61.5	23.5	20.5	3.8	1.8	22.5	40.3	55.8	4.0	10.7	37.5	12.5	15.8	78.9	65.0	5.2	18.3	7.2	651	369	141	123	23	11	43	40	-46
21	Power Forward	1	2020-21	NBA Finals	6	79.7	51.8	20.7	6.0	2.3	2.7	18.5	33.3	55.5	3.5	9.2	38.2	11.3	16.2	70.1	64.1	6.5	14.2	3.2	478	311	124	36	14	16	19	39	+24
22	Small Forward	1	2023-24	NBA Finals	5	109.4	52.0	17.2	12.8	3.2	2.2	18.4	45.2	40.7	4.6	18.2	25.3	10.6	12.8	82.8	51.1	2.8	14.4	6.2	547	260	86	64	16	11	31	33	-1

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

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ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

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33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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1.78

Jokić

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Dončić

1.52

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1.90

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1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0