how many people won mvp and were eliminated in the finals of the playoffs in the same year

Jerry West won the Finals MVP award once in the 1969 NBA Finals.

NAMEFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry West
J. West
1
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
43.9
37.9
4.7
7.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
10.4
12.4
83.9
56.6
307
265
33
52
20
2Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1969-70
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
6
37.7
23.0
10.5
2.8
9.8
20.3
48.4
3.3
5.7
58.8
50.4
226
138
63
17
15
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1970-71
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
4
42.0
27.0
18.5
2.8
11.5
19.0
60.5
4.0
5.3
76.2
63.4
168
108
74
11
12
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
47.2
19.4
23.2
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
116
13
18
5Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1972-73
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
5
30.0
16.4
9.2
2.6
7.4
15.0
49.3
1.6
1.8
88.9
51.9
150
82
46
13
22
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
47.1
26.4
7.7
4.7
1.9
0.0
10.3
24.0
42.9
5.9
6.7
87.2
49.0
1.6
6.1
330
185
54
33
13
0
22
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
1
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
43.0
29.5
4.0
5.0
3.5
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
8Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
46.5
21.7
4.3
5.8
1.5
0.0
7.8
17.8
43.9
6.0
6.8
87.8
52.0
0.5
3.8
279
130
26
35
9
0
19
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
1
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
6
37.7
18.5
19.0
5.2
1.0
3.7
8.0
14.7
54.5
2.5
3.2
78.9
57.6
3.8
15.2
226
111
114
31
6
22
23
10Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1
1977-78
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
7
38.6
9.0
11.7
3.9
0.6
0.1
3.7
7.1
52.0
1.6
2.9
55.0
53.6
3.6
8.1
1.0
270
63
82
27
4
1
7
25
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1
1978-79
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
5
44.8
22.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
2.2
9.0
19.6
45.9
4.6
6.4
71.9
50.4
1.8
4.2
3.0
224
113
30
30
9
11
15
19
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
13Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
1
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
37.8
17.7
9.5
2.8
0.2
1.0
7.0
12.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
61.1
5.7
3.8
3.2
227
106
57
17
1
6
19
21
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
41.7
16.2
10.8
8.0
2.5
0.3
5.3
10.0
53.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.6
62.9
3.3
7.5
4.3
250
97
65
48
15
2
26
23
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
1
1982-83
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
4
39.3
25.8
18.0
2.0
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.8
50.7
0.0
0.0
7.8
11.8
66.0
56.2
6.8
11.3
2.8
157
103
72
8
6
6
11
15
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
1983-84
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
43.6
27.4
14.0
3.6
2.1
1.1
8.9
18.3
48.4
0.6
0.9
66.7
9.1
10.9
84.2
59.5
3.7
10.3
3.6
305
192
98
25
15
8
25
24
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1984-85
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
35.5
25.7
9.0
5.2
1.0
1.5
11.2
18.5
60.4
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.9
62.9
2.8
6.2
2.8
213
154
54
31
6
9
17
27
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
44.8
24.0
9.7
9.5
2.7
0.3
8.8
18.3
48.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
5.2
5.5
93.9
57.8
1.7
8.0
2.7
269
144
58
57
16
2
16
17
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1986-87
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
39.3
26.2
8.0
13.0
2.3
0.3
11.0
20.3
54.1
0.2
0.3
50.0
4.0
4.2
96.0
59.0
2.0
6.0
2.2
236
157
48
78
14
2
13
10
20James Worthy
J. Worthy
1
1987-88
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
38.0
22.0
7.4
4.4
0.7
0.6
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.1
7.0
73.5
54.4
2.7
4.7
2.6
266
154
52
31
5
4
18
18
21Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
1
1988-89
NBA Finals
DET DET
4
36.8
27.3
1.8
6.0
0.5
0.3
9.5
16.5
57.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.3
9.5
86.8
65.9
0.3
1.5
1.8
147
109
7
24
2
1
7
4
22Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1
1989-90
NBA Finals
DET DET
5
38.4
27.6
5.2
7.0
1.6
0.4
10.4
19.2
54.2
2.2
3.2
68.8
4.6
6.2
74.2
62.9
1.6
3.6
5.0
192
138
26
35
8
2
25
19
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
5
44.0
31.2
6.6
11.4
2.8
1.4
12.6
22.6
55.8
0.4
0.8
50.0
5.6
6.6
84.8
61.2
1.6
5.0
3.6
220
156
33
57
14
7
18
18
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
42.3
35.8
4.8
6.5
1.7
0.3
13.5
25.7
52.6
2.0
4.7
42.9
6.8
7.7
89.1
61.7
1.0
3.8
4.0
254
215
29
39
10
2
24
21
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
45.7
41.0
8.5
6.3
1.7
0.7
16.8
33.2
50.8
1.7
4.2
40.0
5.7
8.2
69.4
55.8
2.5
6.0
2.7
274
246
51
38
10
4
16
20

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ORTG

119.3

6th

DRTG

117.7

20th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

36.1

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
7
Suns Suns
14
11
.560
9.5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

17 - 7

132

Final

119

LAL Lakers

17 - 7

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
SAC SAC
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MIN MIN
110-124
Thu
11/13
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
134-147
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127

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Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
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LAC LAC
10:30 PM