8 players are tied for the fewest games by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, with 4 games. The first three are Kevin Durant, Tony Parker and Shaquille O'Neal.
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least amount of games played by a mvp in a season by a player before going to finals| NAME | GP | FMVP | SEASON | SERIES | TM | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Durant | 4 | 1 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals |  GSW | 41.3 | 28.8 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 52.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 40.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 96.3 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 165 | 115 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | +86 |
| 2 |  | T. Parker | 4 | 1 | 2006-07 | NBA Finals |  SAS | 37.8 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 18.5 | 56.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 57.1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 52.6 | 59.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 151 | 98 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +16 |
| 3 |  | S. O'Neal | 4 | 1 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals |  LAL | 41.5 | 36.3 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 66.2 | 63.6 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 166 | 145 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | +45 | |
| 4 |  | H. Olajuwon | 4 | 1 | 1994-95 | NBA Finals |  HOU | 44.8 | 32.8 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 29.0 | 48.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 69.2 | 51.4 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 179 | 131 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |
| 5 |  | J. Dumars | 4 | 1 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals |  DET | 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 | |
| 6 |  | M. Malone | 4 | 1 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals |  PHI | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Barry | 4 | 1 | 1974-75 | NBA Finals |  GSW | 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 | ||||||
| 8 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 4 | 1 | 1970-71 | NBA Finals |  MIL | 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 | ||||||||||||
| 9 |  | J. Brown | 5 | 1 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals |  BOS | 38.5 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 16.8 | 44.0 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 23.5 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 73.3 | 53.5 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 193 | 104 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | +14 |
| 10 |  | N. Jokić | 5 | 1 | 2022-23 | NBA Finals |  DEN | 41.1 | 30.2 | 14.0 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 19.2 | 58.3 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 42.1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 83.8 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 205 | 151 | 70 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | +39 |
| 11 | | K. Durant | 5 | 1 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | GSW | 39.7 | 35.2 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 21.6 | 55.6 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 47.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 92.7 | 69.8 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 199 | 176 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | +33 |
| 12 |  | K. Leonard | 5 | 1 | 2013-14 | NBA Finals | SAS | 33.4 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 61.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 57.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 78.3 | 75.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 167 | 89 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 22 | +62 |
| 13 |  | L. James | 5 | 1 | 2011-12 | NBA Finals |  MIA | 44.1 | 28.6 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 21.6 | 47.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 82.6 | 55.8 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 220 | 143 | 51 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +31 |
| 14 |  | K. Bryant | 5 | 1 | 2008-09 | NBA Finals | LAL | 43.8 | 32.4 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 27.0 | 43.0 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.0 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 84.1 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 219 | 162 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +49 |
| 15 |  | C. Billups | 5 | 1 | 2003-04 | NBA Finals |  DET | 38.4 | 21.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 50.9 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 47.1 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 92.9 | 69.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 192 | 105 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +45 |
| 16 | | S. O'Neal | 5 | 1 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | LAL | 45.0 | 33.0 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 15.2 | 51.3 | 57.5 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 4.0 | 225 | 165 | 79 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 20 | +40 | |
| 17 |  | T. Duncan | 5 | 1 | 1998-99 | NBA Finals | SAS | 45.8 | 27.4 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 10.2 | 19.0 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 79.5 | 59.9 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 229 | 137 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | +24 |
| 18 |  | M. Jordan | 5 | 1 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals |  CHI | 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 | |
| 19 |  | I. Thomas | 5 | 1 | 1989-90 | NBA Finals | DET | 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 | |
| 20 |  | D. Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1978-79 | NBA Finals |  SEA | 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 | ||||
| 21 |  | W. Reed | 5 | 1 | 1972-73 | NBA Finals |  NYK | 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 | ||||||||||||
| 22 |  | W. Chamberlain | 5 | 1 | 1971-72 | NBA Finals | LAL | 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 | ||||||||||||
| 23 |  | S. Curry | 6 | 1 | 2021-22 | NBA Finals |  GSW | 37.5 | 31.2 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 48.2 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 43.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 85.7 | 62.6 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 225 | 187 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 18 | +35 |
| 24 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 6 | 1 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals |  MIL | 39.8 | 35.2 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 12.7 | 20.5 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 14.2 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 239 | 211 | 79 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | +30 |
| 25 |  | L. James | 6 | 1 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | LAL | 39.4 | 29.8 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 19.2 | 59.1 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 41.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 236 | 179 | 71 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +36 |
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