LeBron James has put up the fewest points by an MVP in closeouts, with 19 points in the 2010 Eastern Conference First Round.
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mvp in a season by a player winner with the lowest scoring closeout game ever| NAME | PTS | MVP | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. James | 19 | 1 | 2009-10 | 1 | 43.2 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 57.1 | 52.3 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | |
| 2 |  | K. Malone | 20 | 1 | 1998-99 | 1 | 48.0 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 88.9 | 43.6 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 3 |  | T. Duncan | 23 | 1 | 2001-02 | 1 | 34.0 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0 | 54.2 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 4 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 23 | 1 | 1971-72 | 1 | 48.0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 36.4 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 70.0 | 43.6 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | M. Malone | 24 | 1 | 1981-82 | 1 | 48.0 | 24.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 6 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 28 | 1 | 2019-20 | 1 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 64.7 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 60.0 | 72.9 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +21 | |
| 7 |  | B. Russell | 30 | 1 | 1957-58 | 2 | 45.0 | 15.0 | 25.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 17.5 | 34.3 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 60.0 | 38.1 | 90 | 51 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | N. Jokić | 36 | 1 | 2020-21 | 1 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 59.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +15 | |
| 9 |  | M. Johnson | 36 | 1 | 1989-90 | 2 | 41.5 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 78.6 | 59.7 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 83 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 10 |  | B. McAdoo | 36 | 1 | 1974-75 | 1 | 44.0 | 36.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 36.0 | 44.4 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 66.7 | 46.6 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | J. Embiid | 41 | 1 | 2022-23 | 2 | 39.6 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 18.5 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 92.9 | 47.5 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -32 | |
| 12 |  | B. Cousy | 43 | 1 | 1956-57 | 3 | 48.7 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 19.3 | 22.4 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 77.3 | 31.8 | 146 | 18 | 24 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | D. Cowens | 51 | 1 | 1972-73 | 2 | 47.5 | 25.5 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 21.5 | 51.2 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 63.6 | 53.3 | 95 | 30 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | | M. Johnson | 55 | 1 | 1988-89 | 3 | 40.3 | 18.3 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 52.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 94.7 | 64.9 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 121 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 55 | 1 | 1960-61 | 2 | 46.5 | 27.5 | 35.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 58.8 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 65.2 | 62.3 | 93 | 71 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | D. Rose | 59 | 1 | 2010-11 | 3 | 37.0 | 19.7 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 17.7 | 41.5 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 23.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 71.4 | 49.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 111 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +48 | |
| 17 |  | S. Nash | 59 | 1 | 2005-06 | 3 | 37.5 | 19.7 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 52.3 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 46.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 85.7 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 113 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +25 | |
| 18 | | B. Russell | 59 | 1 | 1964-65 | 3 | 46.0 | 19.7 | 26.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 47.7 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 70.8 | 54.1 | 138 | 80 | 17 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | W. Reed | 60 | 1 | 1969-70 | 4 | 36.5 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 14.8 | 40.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 70.6 | 45.1 | 146 | 43 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | | G. Antetokounmpo | 61 | 1 | 2018-19 | 2 | 31.5 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 54.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 76.0 | 63.5 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 63 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | +55 | |
| 21 | | L. James | 63 | 1 | 2008-09 | 2 | 42.0 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 23.0 | 41.3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 33.3 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 84.6 | 54.8 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 84 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +11 | |
| 22 | | S. Nash | 63 | 1 | 2004-05 | 2 | 43.5 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 58.8 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 64.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 87.5 | 76.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 87 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +13 | |
| 23 |  | O. Robertson | 63 | 1 | 1963-64 | 2 | 31.5 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 17.5 | 51.4 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 84.4 | 64.2 | 24 | 23 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Russell | 68 | 1 | 1962-63 | 4 | 48.0 | 17.0 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 46.2 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 64.5 | 51.8 | 192 | 98 | 20 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 68 | 1 | 1961-62 | 3 | 49.7 | 22.7 | 28.0 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 43.4 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 78.6 | 52.1 | 149 | 84 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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