how many mvp have not made the conference finals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the Finals MVP award once in the 1971 Western Conference Finals.

	NAME	FMVP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1970-71	Conference Finals	MIL	5	42.6	25.0	17.2	4.2			10.4	21.6	48.1				4.2	6.6	63.6	51.0				213	125	86	21				14
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	1971-72	Conference Finals	LAL	6	45.8	10.8	19.3	3.3			3.2	7.0	45.2				4.5	10.2	44.3	47.2				275	65	116	20				18
3	Willis Reed W. Reed	1	1972-73	Conference Finals	NYK	7	27.7	10.4	6.4	1.3			4.7	10.9	43.4				1.0	1.1	87.5	45.9				194	73	45	9				29
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1	1973-74	Conference Finals	BOS	5	41.2	29.6	3.6	5.8			12.4	20.8	59.6				4.8	5.0	96.0	64.3				206	148	18	29				11
5	Rick Barry R. Barry	1	1974-75	Conference Finals	GSW	7	44.4	28.4	6.4	5.9	2.4	1.0	12.1	28.4	42.7				4.1	4.7	87.9	46.6	0.9	5.6		311	199	45	41	17	7		19
6	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	1	1975-76	Conference Finals	BOS	6	42.2	22.5	4.3	4.3	1.3		9.7	20.2	47.9				3.2	4.0	79.2	51.3	1.2	3.2		253	135	26	26	8			15
7	Bill Walton B. Walton	1	1976-77	Conference Finals	POR	4	43.5	19.3	14.8	5.8	1.0	2.3	9.0	18.0	50.0				1.3	2.3	55.6	50.7	3.3	11.5		174	77	59	23	4	9		16
8	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1	1977-78	Conference Finals	WAS	3	36.7	8.0	13.7	4.7	0.7	0.0	3.3	8.7	38.5				1.3	1.7	80.0	42.6			1.7	110	24	41	14	2	0	5	11
9	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1	1978-79	Conference Finals	SEA	7	37.1	19.7	5.9	3.4	0.9	1.6	7.1	16.0	44.6				5.4	6.9	79.2	51.8	3.0	2.9	3.3	260	138	41	24	6	11	23	31
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	5	39.6	17.4	9.4	8.8	3.2	0.8	6.4	13.0	49.2	0.2	0.8	25.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	55.6	3.4	6.0	3.4	198	87	47	44	16	4	17	15
11	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	1	1980-81	Conference Finals	BOS	7	33.9	15.6	6.4	2.1		1.0	5.6	9.6	58.2	0.0	0.0		4.4	5.3	83.8	65.4				237	109	45	15		7		23
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	1981-82	Conference Finals	LAL	4	40.8	16.5	11.5	9.8	3.5	0.3	5.5	11.5	47.8	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.8	81.5	57.0			2.0	163	66	46	39	14	1	8	14
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	1	1982-83	Conference Finals	PHI	5	41.6	22.0	14.4	0.8	1.4	2.2	8.8	16.8	52.4	0.0	0.0		4.4	5.6	78.6	57.1	4.6	9.8	3.4	208	110	72	4	7	11	17	12
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	1	1983-84	Conference Finals	BOS	5	40.4	27.4	10.0	6.0	2.4	0.6	9.2	18.4	50.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	8.8	9.8	89.8	60.3	2.2	7.8	5.8	202	137	50	30	12	3	29	12
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	5	32.0	20.0	7.6	4.6	0.6	1.8	8.4	16.8	50.0	0.0	0.0		3.2	3.6	88.9	54.4	2.0	5.6	3.4	160	100	38	23	3	9	17	15
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	1	1985-86	Conference Finals	BOS	4	41.0	25.3	9.5	8.0	1.8	0.3	9.0	16.5	54.5	2.3	4.5	50.0	5.0	5.3	95.2	67.1	1.8	7.8	4.0	164	101	38	32	7	1	16	11
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	1986-87	Conference Finals	LAL	4	38.5	19.8	7.3	11.0	2.0	0.5	5.8	12.8	45.1	0.0	0.8	0.0	8.3	9.8	84.6	58.0	0.5	6.8	3.8	154	79	29	44	8	2	15	12
18	James Worthy J. Worthy	1	1987-88	Conference Finals	LAL	7	39.6	23.4	5.7	5.0	1.7	1.0	10.0	17.6	56.9	0.0	0.6	0.0	3.4	4.3	80.0	60.2	2.4	3.3	1.9	277	164	40	35	12	7	13	17
19	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	1	1988-89	Conference Finals	DET	6	35.5	13.0	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.0	4.5	12.2	37.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	4.0	4.7	85.7	45.7	1.2	1.7	2.2	213	78	17	25	5	0	13	15
20	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1	1989-90	Conference Finals	DET	7	38.4	17.6	6.1	8.6	2.9	0.4	5.7	14.4	39.6	1.1	3.4	33.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	51.5	1.0	5.1	3.3	269	123	43	60	20	3	23	23
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1990-91	Conference Finals	CHI	4	40.0	29.8	5.3	7.0	2.3	1.8	9.5	17.8	53.5	0.8	1.3	60.0	10.0	12.0	83.3	64.6	0.5	4.8	3.0	160	119	21	28	9	7	12	12
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1991-92	Conference Finals	CHI	6	40.8	31.7	6.5	6.3	2.5	0.5	12.2	27.7	44.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	6.8	7.5	91.1	51.1	2.5	4.0	3.3	245	190	39	38	15	3	20	16
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1992-93	Conference Finals	CHI	6	41.5	32.2	6.2	7.0	2.5	1.0	10.3	25.8	40.0	1.7	4.2	40.0	9.8	11.3	86.8	52.2	1.2	5.0	2.3	249	193	37	42	15	6	14	20
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1	1993-94	Conference Finals	HOU	5	44.8	27.8	10.2	4.4	2.6	4.6	10.2	20.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		7.4	9.2	80.4	56.9	2.0	8.2	4.0	224	139	51	22	13	23	20	15
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1	1994-95	Conference Finals	HOU	6	43.5	35.3	12.5	5.0	1.3	4.2	15.5	27.7	56.0	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.2	5.2	80.6	59.0	2.7	9.8	3.7	261	212	75	30	8	25	22	29

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