players to win finals mvp losing

Jerry West was beaten 4 times in the 1969 NBA Finals.

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players to win finals mvp in a season losing
NAMELFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry West
J. West
4
1
1968-69
NBA Finals
4
43.5
33.0
6.0
6.3
11.8
25.5
46.1
9.5
11.5
82.6
54.0
174
132
24
25
11
2Willis Reed
W. Reed
2
1
1969-70
NBA Finals
2
48.5
26.0
13.5
3.5
11.0
26.0
42.3
4.0
8.0
50.0
44.0
97
52
27
7
7
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
1
1971-72
NBA Finals
1
40.0
12.0
19.0
1.0
5.0
11.0
45.5
2.0
3.0
66.7
48.7
40
12
19
1
4
4Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1
1972-73
NBA Finals
1
25.0
10.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
9.0
44.4
2.0
2.0
100.0
50.6
25
10
4
2
5
5John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
3
49.0
29.0
5.3
3.7
1.0
0.0
11.0
25.3
43.4
7.0
8.0
87.5
50.3
1.0
4.3
147
87
16
11
3
0
11
6Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
2
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
2
45.0
24.5
3.5
3.5
2.5
0.0
8.0
18.0
44.4
8.5
9.0
94.4
55.8
0.5
3.0
90
49
7
7
5
0
7
7Bill Walton
B. Walton
2
1
1976-77
NBA Finals
2
40.0
22.5
18.0
2.5
1.5
2.0
9.5
18.5
51.4
3.5
4.5
77.8
54.9
4.5
13.5
80
45
36
5
3
4
7
8Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
3
1
1977-78
NBA Finals
3
39.7
8.3
11.0
2.3
0.0
0.0
3.7
6.3
57.9
1.0
2.3
42.9
56.6
3.0
8.0
1.0
119
25
33
7
0
0
3
12
9Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1
1
1978-79
NBA Finals
1
43.0
23.0
3.0
7.0
3.0
2.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
3.0
4.0
75.0
48.4
2.0
1.0
2.0
43
23
3
7
3
2
2
2
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
2
43.0
20.5
8.5
10.0
2.5
0.5
7.5
11.0
68.2
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.6
74.0
1.0
7.5
4.0
86
41
17
20
5
1
8
6
11Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
2
1
1980-81
NBA Finals
2
39.0
15.0
9.0
1.5
0.0
0.5
6.0
11.0
54.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.5
66.7
57.8
5.5
3.5
3.5
78
30
18
3
0
1
7
6
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
1
1981-82
NBA Finals
2
42.0
14.0
10.5
5.5
3.0
0.0
5.0
11.5
43.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
72.7
50.3
3.5
7.0
5.0
84
28
21
11
6
0
10
7
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
1
1983-84
NBA Finals
3
42.3
27.3
11.7
5.0
2.3
1.3
8.0
14.7
54.5
0.3
0.3
100.0
11.0
13.0
84.6
67.0
2.7
9.0
4.0
127
82
35
15
7
4
12
11
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2
1
1984-85
NBA Finals
2
29.5
16.5
4.5
2.5
0.5
0.5
6.5
11.5
56.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.5
77.8
61.2
1.5
3.0
2.5
59
33
9
5
1
1
5
8
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
2
1
1985-86
NBA Finals
2
44.0
21.0
11.0
7.5
2.0
0.0
8.0
19.5
41.0
0.5
3.0
16.7
4.5
4.5
100.0
48.9
2.5
8.5
2.5
88
42
22
15
4
0
5
8
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
1
1986-87
NBA Finals
2
41.5
30.5
9.5
10.5
2.5
0.0
12.0
19.5
61.5
0.5
0.5
100.0
6.0
6.0
100.0
68.9
2.0
7.5
1.5
83
61
19
21
5
0
3
4
17James Worthy
J. Worthy
3
1
1987-88
NBA Finals
3
30.0
13.3
2.7
2.7
0.3
0.3
4.7
12.3
37.8
0.0
0.7
0.0
4.0
4.7
85.7
46.3
1.0
1.7
1.3
90
40
8
8
1
1
4
10
18Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1
1
1989-90
NBA Finals
1
44.0
23.0
7.0
11.0
1.0
2.0
9.0
21.0
42.9
2.0
4.0
50.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
48.6
3.0
4.0
7.0
44
23
7
11
1
2
7
6
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
1
40.0
36.0
8.0
12.0
3.0
0.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
1.0
1.0
100.0
7.0
9.0
77.8
64.4
2.0
6.0
4.0
40
36
8
12
3
0
4
5
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
2
47.0
35.5
5.0
8.0
0.5
0.0
13.5
29.0
46.6
1.0
5.0
20.0
7.5
8.5
88.2
54.2
0.5
4.5
5.0
94
71
10
16
1
0
10
9
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
2
50.5
42.5
8.0
6.5
1.0
1.5
17.5
36.0
48.6
2.5
8.0
31.3
5.0
8.0
62.5
53.8
2.0
6.0
2.5
101
85
16
13
2
3
5
10
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3
1
1993-94
NBA Finals
3
43.0
28.0
7.7
2.7
1.7
3.7
12.0
20.7
58.1
0.3
0.3
100.0
3.7
4.3
84.6
62.0
1.7
6.0
4.3
129
84
23
8
5
11
13
8
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
1
1995-96
NBA Finals
2
42.0
24.5
3.5
1.5
1.0
0.0
8.5
20.5
41.5
0.0
3.0
0.0
7.5
9.0
83.3
50.1
1.5
2.0
3.0
84
49
7
3
2
0
6
6
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
1
1996-97
NBA Finals
2
41.0
24.0
3.5
5.0
0.5
1.0
10.0
24.5
40.8
2.0
7.0
28.6
2.0
2.5
80.0
46.9
0.5
3.0
2.0
82
48
7
10
1
2
4
4
-16
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
1
1997-98
NBA Finals
2
45.5
30.5
3.5
3.0
1.5
1.0
11.0
27.5
40.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
8.0
9.5
84.2
48.1
1.0
2.5
2.0
91
61
7
6
3
2
4
7
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