most playoff mvps nba history

Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell are tied for the most career MVP awards in the playoffs, with 5.

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most playoff mvps by a player NBA history
NAMEMVPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5
237
37.3
24.3
10.5
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.9
18.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
74.0
57.1
2.6
6.5
2.6
8,851
5,762
2,481
767
189
476
447
797
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
5
165
45.4
16.2
24.9
4.7
6.1
14.2
43.0
4.0
6.7
60.3
47.4
7,497
2,673
4,104
770
546
4LeBron James
L. James
4
299
41.2
28.3
8.9
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.1
20.4
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
12,331
8,455
2,675
2,151
502
286
1,075
676
+1284
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
160
47.2
22.5
24.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
7,559
3,607
3,913
673
412
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3
100
38.4
27.4
12.4
7.7
1.2
0.9
10.3
19.9
52.0
1.7
4.6
37.3
5.0
6.0
83.3
60.8
3.0
9.4
3.3
3,837
2,735
1,238
769
122
87
334
335
+124
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
3,701
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
3
94
40.4
22.1
13.8
1.4
0.9
1.6
8.0
16.7
47.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.1
8.0
76.2
54.7
5.4
8.4
2.6
3,796
2,077
1,295
136
84
151
215
244
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
2
84
36.2
27.0
12.2
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
9.6
62.5
58.0
2.4
9.7
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
85
110
283
271
+243
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2
155
37.2
26.8
5.3
6.1
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.7
45.4
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.2
88.9
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,772
4,147
828
953
231
50
516
388
+971
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
8.3
2.5
9,370
5,172
2,859
764
168
568
633
701
+1090
13Steve Nash
S. Nash
2
120
35.7
17.3
3.5
8.8
0.6
0.1
6.2
13.2
47.3
1.5
3.7
40.6
3.3
3.7
90.0
58.3
0.6
3.0
3.2
4,289
2,072
422
1,061
66
14
383
239
+210
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
2
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
88
40.3
25.5
14.8
2.7
8.7
20.8
41.8
8.0
10.4
77.4
50.1
3,545
2,240
1,304
241
277
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1
51
36.8
26.3
5.2
5.9
1.3
1.0
9.1
19.0
47.6
1.5
4.3
34.5
6.6
7.7
86.3
58.5
0.8
4.4
2.3
1,879
1,339
265
300
67
50
118
140
+197
17Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1
64
35.2
24.9
10.6
3.3
0.8
1.6
7.9
17.4
45.6
1.1
3.9
27.5
8.0
9.6
83.0
57.6
2.1
8.6
3.5
2,254
1,595
681
211
51
105
227
208
+306
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
171
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.7
47.8
2.1
6.0
35.5
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.3
6,934
5,008
1,333
713
173
205
559
431
+641
19James Harden
J. Harden
1
181
36.3
22.4
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
15.9
42.6
2.5
7.3
34.1
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.7
0.7
4.7
3.5
6,562
4,061
993
1,175
298
104
633
531
+269
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1
135
35.5
22.5
6.7
7.1
1.7
0.3
7.8
19.3
40.5
1.4
4.6
29.9
5.5
6.7
82.0
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.7
4,787
3,035
905
955
223
42
501
391
+6
21Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
52
37.7
21.9
4.3
6.3
0.9
0.5
8.4
19.7
42.6
1.3
4.1
32.2
3.9
4.6
84.5
50.5
1.1
3.3
3.2
1,962
1,141
226
330
49
24
166
103
+36
22Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
145
40.7
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,895
3,663
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
71
45.1
29.7
3.8
6.0
2.1
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.1
1.7
5.3
32.7
6.7
8.8
76.4
48.9
0.8
3.0
3.1
3,203
2,111
273
425
147
14
221
157
-138
24Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
5,640
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
25Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
143
36.9
18.2
10.7
3.3
1.2
1.3
7.4
15.5
47.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
3.3
4.1
78.9
52.5
2.2
8.5
2.4
5,283
2,601
1,534
471
178
186
342
431
+298

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

23rd

DRTG

118.1

22nd

NETRTG

-5.1

22nd

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls
31
51
.378
29.0
13
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

DAL Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
@
99-130
Wed
3/25
@
106-109
Wed
3/25
@
94-119
Thu
3/26
@
108-129
Thu
3/26
@
103-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/6
@
7:00 PM
Wed
5/6
@
9:30 PM
Thu
5/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM