most finals mvps 1996-97 to 2015-16

Between the 1996-97 and 2015-16 seasons, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan were tied for the most Finals MVP awards in the NBA Finals, with 3.

Interpreted as:
Most Finals MVPs by a player 1996-97 to 2015-16
NAMEFMVPSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
3
NBA Finals
40
42.7
27.0
9.9
7.2
1.9
0.9
10.1
22.3
45.5
1.7
5.1
33.7
5.0
6.8
73.6
53.4
1.9
8.0
3.9
1,710
1,079
396
289
74
34
155
93
-55
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3
NBA Finals
26
41.8
29.0
13.2
3.0
0.6
2.0
11.4
18.9
60.3
0.0
0.0
6.2
13.1
47.4
58.8
4.2
9.0
3.1
1,088
753
343
78
15
52
80
91
+34
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3
NBA Finals
34
39.6
20.8
13.3
2.8
0.8
2.4
7.9
16.2
48.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
53.8
3.7
9.6
2.8
1,346
708
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2
NBA Finals
37
42.7
25.3
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
41.2
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
1,581
937
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
NBA Finals
12
42.2
32.9
5.5
4.2
1.5
0.8
11.8
26.8
44.1
1.0
3.2
31.6
8.3
10.4
79.2
52.4
1.5
4.0
1.9
506
395
66
50
18
9
23
27
+45
6Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
1
NBA Finals
13
35.5
12.5
6.1
4.1
1.1
0.5
4.9
9.9
49.6
1.6
4.5
36.2
1.0
2.8
35.1
55.8
1.7
4.4
1.1
461
162
79
53
14
7
14
28
+81
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1
NBA Finals
12
35.2
15.9
9.2
1.3
1.8
0.8
5.9
10.8
55.0
1.6
3.5
45.2
2.5
3.3
75.0
65.1
2.4
6.8
1.3
422
191
110
16
22
9
16
38
+74
8Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1
NBA Finals
13
39.3
19.8
4.9
4.5
0.9
0.6
6.2
14.3
43.5
1.5
3.7
39.6
5.8
6.9
84.4
57.0
0.5
4.4
3.1
511
257
64
59
12
8
40
49
+21
9Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
NBA Finals
12
42.0
24.4
10.3
2.3
0.7
0.7
7.8
19.2
40.4
1.1
3.6
30.2
7.8
8.4
93.1
53.4
0.9
9.3
2.5
504
293
123
27
8
8
30
35
+48
10Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1
NBA Finals
29
38.8
23.9
5.7
4.3
1.8
1.0
8.7
18.2
47.6
0.5
1.6
31.1
6.0
8.1
74.8
54.8
1.6
4.2
2.9
1,125
693
166
125
53
30
85
75
-51
11Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
1
NBA Finals
12
39.4
20.7
4.3
5.8
1.1
0.1
6.3
13.6
46.0
1.6
4.5
35.2
6.6
7.2
91.9
61.7
1.0
3.3
1.8
473
248
51
70
13
1
22
28
+60
12Tony Parker
T. Parker
1
NBA Finals
29
36.3
16.5
2.4
4.5
0.6
0.1
6.7
14.8
45.6
0.7
1.9
35.2
2.4
3.8
63.1
50.2
0.3
2.1
2.4
1,053
479
71
130
18
3
70
54
+50

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PPG

22.1

Powell

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RPG

10.0

Adebayo

Bam Adebayo

APG

6.5

Mitchell

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.4

12th

DRTG

114.2

11th

NETRTG

2.2

13th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
42
36
.538
15.0
10
Heat Heat
41
37
.526
16.0
11
31
47
.397
26.0
12
29
49
.372
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
4/7
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7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

17 - 60

136

Final

152

MIA Heat

41 - 37

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
35
.551
14.0
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
42
36
.538
15.0
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
.372
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
48
29
.623
13.5
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.5
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
53
.321
37.0
13
25
54
.316
37.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
58
.266
41.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/9
@
109-114
Mon
3/9
@
130-124
Mon
3/9
@
106-120
Tue
3/10
@
122-128
Tue
3/10
@
111-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM