which player has lost most finals and a league mvp

Bob Cousy came up short 3 times in the 1957 NBA Finals.

	NAME	L	MVP	SEASON	SERIES	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	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3	1	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	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
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	3	1	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	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
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	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
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	3	1	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	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
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	2	1	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	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
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	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
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2	1	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	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
8	Willis Reed W. Reed	2	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	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
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	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
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	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
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2	1	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	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
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	0	1	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	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
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	3	1	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	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
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	1	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	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
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	2	1	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	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
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2	1	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	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
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	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
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	1	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	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
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	1	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	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
20	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	4	1	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	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
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	1	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	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
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	1	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	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
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	4	1	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	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
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	1	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	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
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2	1	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	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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