what is the lowest playoff seed an nba mvp has been since 1990

Magic Johnson won the MVP award in a single NBA playoff run in 1989-90.

	NAME	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	1989-90	LAL	9	41.8	25.2	6.3	12.8	1.2	0.1	8.4	17.2	49.0	0.6	2.8	20.0	7.8	8.8	88.6	59.8	1.3	5.0	4.0	376	227	57	115	11	1	36	28
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1990-91	CHI	17	40.5	31.1	6.4	8.4	2.4	1.4	11.6	22.1	52.4	0.6	1.5	38.5	7.4	8.7	84.5	60.0	1.1	5.3	2.5	689	529	108	142	40	23	43	53
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1991-92	CHI	22	41.8	34.5	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	13.2	26.4	49.9	0.8	2.0	38.6	7.4	8.6	85.7	57.1	1.7	4.5	3.7	920	759	137	127	44	16	81	62
4	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1	1992-93	PHX	24	42.8	26.6	13.6	4.3	1.6	1.0	9.6	20.1	47.7	0.4	1.9	22.2	7.0	9.1	77.1	55.2	3.9	9.7	2.1	1,026	638	326	102	39	25	50	73
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1	1993-94	HOU	23	43.0	28.9	11.0	4.3	1.7	4.0	11.6	22.3	51.9	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.6	7.0	79.5	56.8	2.4	8.7	3.6	989	664	254	98	40	92	83	82
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	1	1994-95	SAS	15	41.5	25.3	12.1	3.1	1.5	2.6	8.6	19.3	44.6	0.1	0.3	20.0	8.1	9.9	81.2	53.6	3.8	8.3	3.7	623	380	182	47	22	39	56	63
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1995-96	CHI	18	40.7	30.7	4.9	4.1	1.8	0.3	10.4	22.6	45.9	1.4	3.4	40.3	8.5	10.4	81.8	56.4	1.7	3.2	2.3	733	552	89	74	33	6	42	49
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	1	1996-97	UTA	20	40.8	26.0	11.4	2.9	1.4	0.8	9.4	21.5	43.5	0.1	0.1	50.0	7.2	10.0	72.0	50.1	3.0	8.4	2.7	816	519	228	57	27	15	54	59	+102
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1997-98	CHI	21	41.5	32.4	5.1	3.5	1.5	0.6	11.6	25.0	46.2	0.6	2.0	30.2	8.6	10.6	81.2	54.5	1.6	3.5	2.1	872	680	107	74	32	12	45	47	+158
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	1	1998-99	UTA	11	41.0	21.8	11.3	4.7	1.2	0.7	7.8	18.7	41.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.2	7.8	79.1	49.2	3.3	8.0	3.6	451	240	124	52	13	8	40	37	+34
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	1999-00	LAL	23	43.5	30.7	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	12.4	22.0	56.6	0.0	0.0		5.9	12.9	45.6	55.6	5.2	10.3	2.4	1,000	707	355	71	13	55	56	67	+115
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1	2000-01	PHI	22	46.2	32.9	4.7	6.1	2.4	0.3	11.7	30.0	38.9	2.2	6.5	33.8	7.3	9.5	77.4	48.0	0.7	4.0	2.9	1,016	723	104	134	52	7	63	55	+1
13	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1	2001-02	SAS	9	42.2	27.6	14.4	5.0	0.7	4.3	9.1	20.1	45.3	0.1	0.3	33.3	9.2	11.2	82.2	55.0	3.1	11.3	4.1	380	248	130	45	6	39	37	22	+58
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1	2002-03	SAS	24	42.5	24.7	15.4	5.3	0.6	3.3	9.1	17.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.5	9.7	67.7	57.7	4.0	11.4	3.2	1,021	593	369	127	15	79	76	78	+181
15	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1	2003-04	MIN	18	43.5	24.3	14.6	5.1	1.3	2.3	9.3	20.7	45.2	0.3	0.9	31.3	5.4	6.9	77.6	51.3	2.2	12.4	4.2	783	438	263	92	24	41	75	57	+40
16	Steve Nash S. Nash	1	2004-05	PHX	15	40.7	23.9	4.8	11.3	0.9	0.2	9.3	17.9	52.0	1.4	3.6	38.9	3.8	4.1	91.9	60.4	0.6	4.2	4.7	610	358	72	170	14	3	70	36	+66
17	Steve Nash S. Nash	1	2005-06	PHX	20	39.9	20.4	3.7	10.2	0.4	0.3	7.3	14.6	50.2	1.6	4.4	36.8	4.2	4.6	91.2	61.5	0.5	3.2	3.4	798	407	73	204	8	5	67	38	+71
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1	2006-07	DAL	6	39.8	19.7	11.3	2.3	1.8	1.3	6.0	15.7	38.3	0.7	3.2	21.1	7.0	8.3	84.0	50.9	4.2	7.2	2.3	239	118	68	14	11	8	14	20	-26
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1	2007-08	LAL	21	41.1	30.1	5.7	5.6	1.7	0.4	10.6	22.0	47.9	1.5	5.0	30.2	7.5	9.2	80.9	57.7	0.9	4.8	3.3	863	633	119	117	35	8	70	59	+64
20	LeBron James L. James	1	2008-09	CLE	14	41.4	35.3	9.1	7.3	1.6	0.9	11.4	22.3	51.0	1.9	5.8	33.3	10.6	14.2	74.9	61.8	1.4	7.8	2.7	580	494	128	102	23	12	38	30	+122
21	LeBron James L. James	1	2009-10	CLE	11	41.8	29.1	9.3	7.6	1.7	1.8	9.6	19.2	50.2	1.8	4.5	40.0	8.0	10.9	73.3	60.7	1.4	7.9	3.8	460	320	102	84	19	20	42	23	+44
22	Derrick Rose D. Rose	1	2010-11	CHI	16	40.6	27.1	4.3	7.7	1.4	0.7	9.3	23.5	39.6	1.6	6.3	24.8	6.9	8.4	82.8	49.9	1.3	3.1	3.7	649	434	69	123	22	11	59	33	+81
23	LeBron James L. James	1	2011-12	MIA	23	42.7	30.3	9.7	5.6	1.9	0.7	10.9	21.8	50.0	1.0	3.7	25.9	7.5	10.2	73.9	57.6	2.3	7.4	3.5	983	697	224	129	43	16	81	47	+199
24	LeBron James L. James	1	2012-13	MIA	23	41.7	25.9	8.4	6.6	1.8	0.8	9.2	18.8	49.1	1.6	4.2	37.5	5.9	7.6	77.7	58.5	1.6	6.8	3.0	960	596	193	152	41	18	70	43	+132
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	2013-14	OKC	19	42.9	29.6	8.9	3.9	1.0	1.3	10.2	22.2	46.0	2.3	6.6	34.4	6.9	8.6	81.0	57.0	1.3	7.6	3.8	815	563	170	75	19	25	72	41	+12

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33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

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118.2

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DRTG

116.4

19th

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1.8

14th

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14th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

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33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

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111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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1.78

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1.61

Dončić

1.52

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1.90

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1.71

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Magic Johnson won the MVP award in a single NBA playoff run in 1989-90.

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