players who won finals mvp in their rookie year

Magic Johnson won the Finals MVP award once in his rookie season in the 1980 NBA Finals.

NAMEDATEFMVPSEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/4/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
40
16
9
10
3
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
0
0
66.7
2
7
2
1
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/7/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
41
13
8
11
2
0
5
8
62.5
0
0
3
3
100.0
69.7
1
7
5
5
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/10/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
44
16
11
5
2
0
6
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
4
6
66.7
54.6
5
6
5
2
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/11/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
45
28
9
9
3
1
10
14
71.4
0
0
8
10
80.0
76.1
1
8
3
1
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/14/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
39
14
15
10
3
0
4
13
30.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
43.5
5
10
10
5
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/16/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
42
15
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
Average0.242.721.511.28.72.70.37.813.757.30.00.30.05.86.787.564.82.88.35.02.8
Total12561296752162478257.3020.0354087.564.817503017

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

6th

DRTG

117.2

20th

NETRTG

2.2

14th

3P%

35.8

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

17 - 6

112

Final

108

PHI 76ers

13 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM