what is the least games played in the regular season by a finals mvp

8 players are tied for the fewest games by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, with 4 games. The first three are Kevin Durant, Tony Parker and Shaquille O'Neal.

	NAME	GP	FMVP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4	1	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	41.3	28.8	10.8	7.5	0.8	2.3	10.0	19.0	52.6	2.3	5.5	40.9	6.5	6.8	96.3	65.4	0.5	10.3	2.3	165	115	43	30	3	9	9	12	+86
2	Tony Parker T. Parker	4	1	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	37.8	24.5	5.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	10.5	18.5	56.8	1.0	1.8	57.1	2.5	4.8	52.6	59.5	0.8	4.3	3.0	151	98	20	13	3	0	12	5	+16
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	4	1	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	41.5	36.3	12.3	3.8	0.5	2.8	12.5	21.0	59.5	0.0	0.0		11.3	17.0	66.2	63.6	3.3	9.0	3.5	166	145	49	15	2	11	14	7	+45
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	1	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	44.8	32.8	11.5	5.5	2.0	2.0	14.0	29.0	48.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	4.5	6.5	69.2	51.4	2.8	8.8	2.8	179	131	46	22	8	8	11	18
5	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	4	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	36.8	27.3	1.8	6.0	0.5	0.3	9.5	16.5	57.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	8.3	9.5	86.8	65.9	0.3	1.5	1.8	147	109	7	24	2	1	7	4
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	4	1	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	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
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	4	1	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	43.0	29.5	4.0	5.0	3.5	0.8	11.0	24.8	44.4				7.5	8.0	93.8	52.2	1.0	3.0		172	118	16	20	14	3		12
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4	1	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	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
9	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5	1	2025-26	NBA Finals	NYK	39.2	32.6	4.2	4.6	2.0	0.0	11.2	26.6	42.1	2.8	7.2	38.9	7.4	8.6	86.0	53.6	1.2	3.0	3.8	196	163	21	23	10	0	19	11	+8
10	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	5	1	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	38.5	20.8	5.4	5.0	1.6	0.8	7.4	16.8	44.0	1.6	6.8	23.5	4.4	6.0	73.3	53.5	0.8	4.6	2.8	193	104	27	25	8	4	14	16	+14
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5	1	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	41.1	30.2	14.0	7.2	0.8	1.4	11.2	19.2	58.3	1.6	3.8	42.1	6.2	7.4	83.8	67.2	1.8	12.2	3.4	205	151	70	36	4	7	17	17	+39
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5	1	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	39.7	35.2	8.2	5.4	1.0	1.6	12.0	21.6	55.6	3.6	7.6	47.4	7.6	8.2	92.7	69.8	1.4	6.8	2.2	199	176	41	27	5	8	11	13	+33
13	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	5	1	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	33.4	17.8	6.4	2.0	1.6	1.2	6.0	9.8	61.2	2.2	3.8	57.9	3.6	4.6	78.3	75.3	1.6	4.8	1.8	167	89	32	10	8	6	9	22	+62
14	LeBron James L. James	5	1	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	44.1	28.6	10.2	7.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5	1	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	43.8	32.4	5.6	7.4	1.4	1.4	11.6	27.0	43.0	1.8	5.0	36.0	7.4	8.8	84.1	52.5	0.6	5.0	3.2	219	162	28	37	7	7	16	13	+49
16	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	5	1	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	38.4	21.0	3.2	5.2	1.2	0.0	5.8	11.4	50.9	1.6	3.4	47.1	7.8	8.4	92.9	69.6	0.6	2.6	2.6	192	105	16	26	6	0	13	8	+45
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5	1	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	45.0	33.0	15.8	4.8	0.4	3.4	12.6	22.0	57.3	0.0	0.0		7.8	15.2	51.3	57.5	6.2	9.6	4.0	225	165	79	24	2	17	20	20	+40
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5	1	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	45.8	27.4	14.0	2.4	1.0	2.2	10.2	19.0	53.7	0.0	0.4	0.0	7.0	8.8	79.5	59.9	2.8	11.2	3.4	229	137	70	12	5	11	17	12	+24
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5	1	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	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
20	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	5	1	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	38.4	27.6	5.2	7.0	1.6	0.4	10.4	19.2	54.2	2.2	3.2	68.8	4.6	6.2	74.2	62.9	1.6	3.6	5.0	192	138	26	35	8	2	25	19
21	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	5	1	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	44.8	22.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	2.2	9.0	19.6	45.9				4.6	6.4	71.9	50.4	1.8	4.2	3.0	224	113	30	30	9	11	15	19
22	Willis Reed W. Reed	5	1	1972-73	NBA Finals	NYK	30.0	16.4	9.2	2.6			7.4	15.0	49.3				1.6	1.8	88.9	51.9				150	82	46	13				22
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5	1	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	47.2	19.4	23.2	2.6			7.8	13.0	60.0				3.8	7.0	54.3	60.3				236	97	116	13				18
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	6	1	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	37.5	31.2	6.0	5.0	2.0	0.2	11.0	22.8	48.2	5.2	11.8	43.7	4.0	4.7	85.7	62.6	0.3	5.7	2.5	225	187	36	30	12	1	15	18	+35
25	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	6	1	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	39.8	35.2	13.2	5.0	1.2	1.8	12.7	20.5	61.8	0.5	2.5	20.0	9.3	14.2	65.9	65.8	4.0	9.2	2.3	239	211	79	30	7	11	14	18	+30

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8 players are tied for the fewest games by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, with 4 games. The first three are Kevin Durant, Tony Parker and Shaquille O'Neal.

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