which player who won an nba mvp in their career never made the conference finals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 13 appearances when winning the MVP award >0 times in Western Conference Finals in his career.

	NAME	MVP	SERIES	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	Conference Finals	65	37.6	24.4	10.4	3.2	0.9	2.1	10.2	19.0	53.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.1	77.5	57.4			2.8	2,444	1,588	675	209	49	113	127	226
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1	Conference Finals	34	42.7	18.6	14.2	3.2			8.0	18.6	42.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.7	3.8	71.1	46.0				1,453	633	482	110				150
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	1	Conference Finals	41	37.0	21.0	6.8	4.0		1.8	8.1	17.3	46.9	0.1	0.2	40.0	4.7	6.0	78.0	52.6			3.4	1,515	860	280	163		72	118	134
4	Moses Malone M. Malone	1	Conference Finals	21	42.5	21.2	15.0	1.0		1.6	7.6	16.0	47.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.0	8.2	73.3	54.0				892	446	315	22		34		61
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	3	Conference Finals	46	42.9	23.4	11.6	6.2	2.0	1.1	8.8	19.5	45.2	0.5	1.4	34.4	5.3	6.0	88.4	52.9			3.6	1,972	1,077	532	283	90	52	165	148
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2	Conference Finals	52	40.3	18.4	7.9	13.2	2.1	0.4	6.5	13.1	49.8	0.4	1.3	28.6	5.0	6.0	82.4	58.4			3.7	2,095	956	411	686	109	21	192	149
7	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1	Conference Finals	18	38.6	19.2	12.2	3.3	1.4	0.9	6.7	14.1	47.6	0.5	1.8	28.1	5.3	6.8	77.9	56.2	3.8	8.3	2.5	694	346	219	59	25	16	45	62	-20
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1	Conference Finals	22	42.3	30.4	10.8	3.9	2.0	4.0	11.7	21.5	54.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.9	9.2	74.9	59.5	3.1	7.7	3.1	931	669	238	85	44	88	68	82	-23
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	Conference Finals	45	41.5	31.0	6.3	5.6	2.1	0.7	10.6	23.6	45.0	0.9	2.6	35.0	8.9	10.7	83.1	54.8	1.6	4.7	2.9	1,868	1,396	282	252	96	33	129	140	+106
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	1	Conference Finals	34	41.7	24.1	11.2	4.1	1.2	0.5	9.0	18.9	47.6	0.0	0.1	20.0	6.2	8.6	71.4	53.3	2.7	8.4	2.7	1,417	821	380	141	42	18	93	106	+58
11	David Robinson D. Robinson	1	Conference Finals	20	32.5	15.1	8.9	2.0	1.3	2.3	5.1	11.1	45.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.0	6.6	75.8	53.9	2.4	6.5	2.9	650	302	177	39	25	45	57	63	+31
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	Conference Finals	52	38.9	25.5	11.4	2.3	0.6	2.0	10.1	17.4	58.3	0.0	0.0		5.2	10.7	48.6	57.6	3.8	7.6	3.3	2,025	1,325	591	119	29	103	170	187	+116
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1	Conference Finals	45	40.5	26.8	5.4	5.3	1.2	0.9	9.6	20.5	46.9	1.6	4.3	36.3	6.0	7.4	81.1	56.4	1.2	4.2	2.6	1,822	1,204	243	237	55	40	116	138	+159
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1	Conference Finals	45	37.4	21.2	12.2	3.6	0.7	2.5	7.9	15.9	49.8	0.0	0.2	10.0	5.4	7.9	67.7	54.7	3.4	8.8	2.7	1,681	956	549	160	30	113	122	137	+167
15	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1	Conference Finals	6	45.7	30.5	4.8	6.8	2.2	0.3	10.7	31.0	34.4	2.0	6.0	33.3	7.2	9.2	78.2	43.5	0.8	4.0	3.2	274	183	29	41	13	2	19	15	+3
16	Steve Nash S. Nash	2	Conference Finals	23	37.9	18.9	3.6	9.7	0.6	0.3	7.1	14.2	50.0	1.3	3.2	40.5	3.4	3.8	90.8	59.7	0.3	3.3	3.2	872	435	83	224	14	6	73	51	-56
17	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1	Conference Finals	25	37.8	19.0	10.1	2.8	0.9	1.1	7.8	16.5	47.1	0.2	0.5	30.8	3.3	4.2	79.0	51.8	2.1	8.0	2.4	944	475	253	70	23	27	59	79	+48
18	LeBron James L. James	3	Conference Finals	68	41.4	29.3	8.7	7.1	1.6	1.1	10.7	20.7	51.5	1.6	4.6	33.9	6.4	8.8	73.0	59.6	1.5	7.2	3.5	2,814	1,995	590	484	110	72	237	166	+403
19	Derrick Rose D. Rose	1	Conference Finals	5	41.9	23.4	4.0	6.6	1.0	0.2	8.4	24.0	35.0	1.4	6.0	23.3	5.2	6.4	81.3	43.6	1.8	2.2	3.8	209	117	20	33	5	1	19	13	-20
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	Conference Finals	35	40.6	28.8	7.5	3.6	1.1	1.4	9.7	20.5	47.3	1.9	5.8	33.5	7.4	8.4	87.8	59.3	1.0	6.5	3.1	1,421	1,007	263	125	40	48	109	87	+119
21	James Harden J. Harden	1	Conference Finals	27	35.8	21.9	5.9	4.6	1.7	0.4	7.0	15.7	44.8	2.1	6.6	31.6	5.7	6.7	84.6	58.5	0.9	5.1	3.4	968	590	160	125	45	10	93	79	-23
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	Conference Finals	32	36.8	28.7	6.3	6.1	1.8	0.3	9.7	20.3	47.8	4.7	11.1	42.7	4.5	5.2	87.3	63.5	0.8	5.6	3.2	1,179	917	203	194	56	9	102	76	+221
23	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	Conference Finals	10	36.6	24.2	12.1	5.5	1.3	2.0	9.2	17.9	51.4	0.8	2.9	27.6	5.0	8.8	56.8	55.6	2.7	9.4	3.5	366	242	121	55	13	20	35	31	+39
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2	Conference Finals	12	37.2	28.2	3.8	8.6	1.8	0.6	9.1	21.1	43.1	1.3	4.2	30.0	8.8	9.7	90.5	55.6	0.6	3.3	3.0	446	338	46	103	22	7	36	32	+8

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PPG

36.0

Dončić

RPG

8.2

Kessler

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.3

1st

DRTG

113.7

18th

NETRTG

9.6

5th

3P%

39.2

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 1

103

Final

Clippers

1 - 3

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

28.8

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

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4.4

Murray

4.0

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TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

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75.8

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121.9

121.8

118.9

118.6

117.6

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103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.6

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

280.5

Johnson

277.3

Towns

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

3-2

Worst Record ATS

1-5

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 13 appearances when winning the MVP award >0 times in Western Conference Finals in his career.

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