nba mvps to not make the finals

Bob Cousy won the MVP award once in the 1957 NBA Finals.

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NBA mvps in a season by a player to not field goal make the finals
NAMEMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
46.0
20.7
6.7
9.1
6.9
21.6
31.8
7.0
8.4
83.1
41.0
322
145
47
64
20
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1957-58
NBA Finals
4
34.3
14.5
19.3
4.3
12.3
34.7
6.0
9.5
63.2
44.1
137
58
77
12
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1960-61
NBA Finals
5
46.6
17.6
28.8
4.4
6.6
15.4
42.9
4.4
9.4
46.8
45.0
233
88
144
22
13
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1961-62
NBA Finals
7
48.3
22.9
27.0
5.7
8.1
15.0
54.3
6.6
8.9
74.2
60.5
338
160
189
40
21
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1962-63
NBA Finals
6
47.8
20.0
26.0
5.3
7.0
15.0
46.7
6.0
8.7
69.2
53.2
287
120
156
32
16
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1964-65
NBA Finals
5
44.2
17.8
25.0
5.8
6.6
9.4
70.2
4.6
8.0
57.5
68.9
221
89
125
29
14
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
1966-67
NBA Finals
6
47.8
17.7
28.5
6.8
7.0
12.5
56.0
3.7
12.0
30.6
49.7
287
106
171
41
16
8Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1969-70
NBA Finals
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
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1970-71
NBA Finals
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
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
7
49.3
32.6
12.1
5.4
0.6
2.1
13.9
26.4
52.4
4.9
7.0
69.4
55.2
3.1
9.0
345
228
85
38
4
15
19
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
5
40.6
33.4
13.6
3.2
0.6
4.6
14.6
26.6
54.9
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.8
57.8
3.2
10.4
4.2
203
167
68
16
3
23
21
20
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
1
1982-83
NBA Finals
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
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
1983-84
NBA Finals
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
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
40.2
23.8
8.8
5.0
1.8
0.7
8.8
19.7
44.9
0.5
1.5
33.3
5.7
6.7
85.0
52.7
2.7
6.2
2.2
241
143
53
30
11
4
13
14
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
1985-86
NBA Finals
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
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1986-87
NBA Finals
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
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1988-89
NBA Finals
3
25.0
11.7
3.7
8.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.3
1.7
20.0
3.3
3.7
90.9
56.7
1.0
2.7
1.7
75
35
11
24
3
0
5
4
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
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
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
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
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
46.2
27.3
13.0
5.5
1.2
0.5
10.0
21.0
47.6
0.3
1.3
25.0
7.0
9.3
75.0
54.4
3.7
9.3
1.7
277
164
78
33
7
3
10
20
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
43.1
26.9
9.1
3.6
1.6
3.9
10.7
21.4
50.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.3
6.1
86.0
55.6
1.9
7.3
3.6
302
188
64
25
11
27
25
26
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1995-96
NBA Finals
6
42.0
27.3
5.3
4.2
1.7
0.2
8.5
20.5
41.5
1.0
3.2
31.6
9.3
11.2
83.6
53.8
1.7
3.7
3.0
252
164
32
25
10
1
18
17
23Karl Malone
K. Malone
1
1996-97
NBA Finals
6
40.8
23.8
10.3
3.5
1.7
0.3
9.0
20.3
44.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
5.8
9.7
60.3
48.5
3.2
7.2
2.3
245
143
62
21
10
2
14
19
+12
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1997-98
NBA Finals
6
41.7
33.5
4.0
2.3
1.8
0.7
11.7
27.3
42.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
9.5
11.7
81.4
51.6
1.5
2.5
1.7
250
201
24
14
11
4
10
13
+39
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1
1999-00
NBA Finals
6
45.5
38.0
16.7
2.3
1.0
2.7
16.0
26.2
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.0
15.5
38.7
57.6
5.7
11.0
2.2
273
228
100
14
6
16
13
20
+8

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PPG

28.5

Brown

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RPG

8.3

Queta

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APG

5.5

White

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ORTG

120.1

2nd

DRTG

112.6

4th

NETRTG

7.5

4th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
Celtics Celtics
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
40
31
.563
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:30 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

44 - 28

102

Final

92

BOS Celtics

47 - 24

Sun 22 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
40
31
.563
12.0
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
39
33
.542
13.5
8
38
33
.535
14.0
9
38
34
.528
14.5
10
37
34
.521
15.0
11
29
41
.414
22.5
12
29
42
.408
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
54
.239
35.0
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
44
28
.611
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
7
40
32
.556
17.0
8
35
36
.493
21.5
9
35
37
.486
22.0
10
33
38
.465
23.5
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
48
.324
33.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
51
.292
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
38.0

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Tue
2/24
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Wed
2/25
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117-124
Wed
2/25
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133-109
Wed
2/25
@
126-110
Wed
2/25
@
113-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
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Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM