who was the only player to win finals mvp on the losing team

Jerry West had 4 losses in the 1969 NBA Finals.

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Who was the only player to win finals mvp in a season on the losing team?

	NAME	L	FMVP	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	Jerry West J. West	4	1	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	7	43.9	37.9	4.7	7.4			13.7	28.0	49.0				10.4	12.4	83.9	56.6				307	265	33	52				20
2	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
3	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
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	1	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	5	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
5	Willis Reed W. Reed	1	1	1972-73	NBA Finals	NYK	5	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
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	3	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	47.1	26.4	7.7	4.7	1.9	0.0	10.3	24.0	42.9				5.9	6.7	87.2	49.0	1.6	6.1		330	185	54	33	13	0		22
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	0	1	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	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	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	2	1	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	6	46.5	21.7	4.3	5.8	1.5	0.0	7.8	17.8	43.9				6.0	6.8	87.8	52.0	0.5	3.8		279	130	26	35	9	0		19
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	2	1	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	37.7	18.5	19.0	5.2	1.0	3.7	8.0	14.7	54.5				2.5	3.2	78.9	57.6	3.8	15.2		226	111	114	31	6	22		23
10	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	3	1	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	7	38.6	9.0	11.7	3.9	0.6	0.1	3.7	7.1	52.0				1.6	2.9	55.0	53.6	3.6	8.1	1.0	270	63	82	27	4	1	7	25
11	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1	1	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	5	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
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2	1	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
13	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	2	1	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	37.8	17.7	9.5	2.8	0.2	1.0	7.0	12.3	56.8	0.0	0.0		3.7	4.8	75.9	61.1	5.7	3.8	3.2	227	106	57	17	1	6	19	21
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2	1	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	10.8	8.0	2.5	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	15	2	26	23
15	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
16	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
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2	1	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	35.5	25.7	9.0	5.2	1.0	1.5	11.2	18.5	60.4	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.3	76.9	62.9	2.8	6.2	2.8	213	154	54	31	6	9	17	27
18	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
19	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
20	James Worthy J. Worthy	3	1	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	7	38.0	22.0	7.4	4.4	0.7	0.6	8.4	17.1	49.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.1	7.0	73.5	54.4	2.7	4.7	2.6	266	154	52	31	5	4	18	18
21	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	0	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	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
22	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1	1	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	5	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
23	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
24	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
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	1	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	45.7	41.0	8.5	6.3	1.7	0.7	16.8	33.2	50.8	1.7	4.2	40.0	5.7	8.2	69.4	55.8	2.5	6.0	2.7	274	246	51	38	10	4	16	20

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