who was the youngest player to win the conference finals mvp award

Magic Johnson is the youngest Finals MVP in his rookie season in the 1980 Western Conference Finals. He was 20 years old.

	NAME	Age	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	1	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	5	39.6	17.4	9.4	8.8	3.2	0.8	6.4	13.0	49.2	0.2	0.8	25.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	55.6	3.4	6.0	3.4	198	87	47	44	16	4	17	15
2	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	22	1	2013-14	Conference Finals	SAS	6	31.3	11.8	5.5	2.5	1.5	0.5	4.7	11.3	41.2	0.8	3.2	26.3	1.7	1.8	90.9	48.7	1.5	4.0	1.2	188	71	33	15	9	3	7	15	+18
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22	1	1998-99	Conference Finals	SAS	4	39.5	16.8	9.8	2.5	0.3	3.5	6.3	12.0	52.1	0.0	0.0		4.3	7.5	56.7	54.7	3.5	6.3	2.5	158	67	39	10	1	14	10	13	+32
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22	1	1981-82	Conference Finals	LAL	4	40.8	16.5	11.5	9.8	3.5	0.3	5.5	11.5	47.8	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.8	81.5	57.0			2.0	163	66	46	39	14	1	8	14
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	1	1970-71	Conference Finals	MIL	5	42.6	25.0	17.2	4.2			10.4	21.6	48.1				4.2	6.6	63.6	51.0				213	125	86	21				14
6	Tony Parker T. Parker	24	1	2006-07	Conference Finals	SAS	5	34.8	20.2	2.8	6.8	1.6	0.0	7.4	15.4	48.1	0.4	0.6	66.7	5.0	7.6	65.8	53.9	0.8	2.0	3.6	174	101	14	34	8	0	18	11	+28
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	24	1	2005-06	Conference Finals	MIA	6	40.4	26.7	5.2	5.5	1.8	1.5	9.7	15.7	61.7	0.3	1.3	25.0	7.0	8.7	80.8	68.4	0.7	4.5	4.7	243	160	31	33	11	9	28	16	+34
8	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	24	1	1978-79	Conference Finals	SEA	7	37.1	19.7	5.9	3.4	0.9	1.6	7.1	16.0	44.6				5.4	6.9	79.2	51.8	3.0	2.9	3.3	260	138	41	24	6	11	23	31
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	24	1	1976-77	Conference Finals	POR	4	43.5	19.3	14.8	5.8	1.0	2.3	9.0	18.0	50.0				1.3	2.3	55.6	50.7	3.3	11.5		174	77	59	23	4	9		16
10	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	25	1	1988-89	Conference Finals	DET	6	35.5	13.0	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.0	4.5	12.2	37.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	4.0	4.7	85.7	45.7	1.2	1.7	2.2	213	78	17	25	5	0	13	15
11	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	25	1	1980-81	Conference Finals	BOS	7	33.9	15.6	6.4	2.1		1.0	5.6	9.6	58.2	0.0	0.0		4.4	5.3	83.8	65.4				237	109	45	15		7		23
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	26	1	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	5	36.2	31.4	5.2	8.2	1.8	0.2	10.6	23.2	45.7	1.4	4.4	31.8	8.8	10.2	86.3	56.7	1.2	4.0	2.8	181	157	26	41	9	1	14	14	+43
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26	1	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	4	33.7	26.5	10.0	5.5	1.5	1.0	11.3	18.5	60.8	0.3	2.0	12.5	3.8	7.0	53.6	61.4	2.5	7.5	2.5	135	106	40	22	6	4	10	10	+29
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	26	1	2002-03	Conference Finals	SAS	6	43.3	28.0	16.7	5.8	0.8	3.0	10.3	18.2	56.9	0.0	0.5	0.0	7.3	11.5	63.8	60.3	4.7	12.0	3.0	260	168	100	35	5	18	18	22	+45
15	James Worthy J. Worthy	26	1	1987-88	Conference Finals	LAL	7	39.6	23.4	5.7	5.0	1.7	1.0	10.0	17.6	56.9	0.0	0.6	0.0	3.4	4.3	80.0	60.2	2.4	3.3	1.9	277	164	40	35	12	7	13	17
16	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	27	1	2023-24	Conference Finals	BOS	4	40.9	29.8	5.0	3.0	2.0	0.8	11.3	21.8	51.7	2.5	6.8	37.0	4.8	7.3	65.5	59.6	1.3	3.8	2.3	164	119	20	12	8	3	9	11	+27
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27	1	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	4	42.0	27.8	14.5	11.8	1.3	1.3	10.3	20.3	50.6	2.0	4.3	47.1	5.3	6.8	77.8	59.8	3.5	11.0	3.8	168	111	58	47	5	5	15	16	+39
18	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	27	1	2018-19	Conference Finals	TOR	6	41.3	29.8	9.5	4.3	2.2	1.0	9.5	21.5	44.2	1.8	5.3	34.4	9.0	10.2	88.5	57.4	2.2	7.3	3.2	248	179	57	26	13	6	19	17	+13
19	LeBron James L. James	27	1	2011-12	Conference Finals	MIA	7	45.8	33.6	11.0	3.9	1.1	1.3	12.4	23.6	52.7	1.3	4.4	29.0	7.4	11.4	65.0	58.7	1.9	9.1	3.4	321	235	77	27	8	9	24	18	+57
20	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	27	1	2003-04	Conference Finals	DET	6	37.7	12.7	3.3	5.7	1.3	0.3	3.3	10.8	30.8	1.2	4.5	25.9	4.8	5.7	85.3	47.5	0.7	2.7	3.7	226	76	20	34	8	2	22	13	+10
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27	1	1999-00	Conference Finals	LAL	7	45.7	25.9	12.4	4.3	0.1	1.9	9.3	17.3	53.7	0.0	0.0		7.3	14.1	51.5	55.0	3.7	8.7	2.7	320	181	87	30	1	13	19	18	+13
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27	1	1990-91	Conference Finals	CHI	4	40.0	29.8	5.3	7.0	2.3	1.8	9.5	17.8	53.5	0.8	1.3	60.0	10.0	12.0	83.3	64.6	0.5	4.8	3.0	160	119	21	28	9	7	12	12
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	27	1	1986-87	Conference Finals	LAL	4	38.5	19.8	7.3	11.0	2.0	0.5	5.8	12.8	45.1	0.0	0.8	0.0	8.3	9.8	84.6	58.0	0.5	6.8	3.8	154	79	29	44	8	2	15	12
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	27	1	1983-84	Conference Finals	BOS	5	40.4	27.4	10.0	6.0	2.4	0.6	9.2	18.4	50.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	8.8	9.8	89.8	60.3	2.2	7.8	5.8	202	137	50	30	12	3	29	12
25	Moses Malone M. Malone	27	1	1982-83	Conference Finals	PHI	5	41.6	22.0	14.4	0.8	1.4	2.2	8.8	16.8	52.4	0.0	0.0		4.4	5.6	78.6	57.1	4.6	9.8	3.4	208	110	72	4	7	11	17	12

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PPG

36.0

Dončić

RPG

8.2

Kessler

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.3

2nd

DRTG

113.7

18th

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9.6

5th

3P%

39.2

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
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

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 1

103

Final

Clippers

1 - 3

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

118.0

117.6

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

14.2

12.1

12.0

9.6

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-5

1-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	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	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	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)
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Magic Johnson is the youngest Finals MVP in his rookie season in the 1980 Western Conference Finals. He was 20 years old.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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