Name every Finals MVP
Every winner of the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award.
About this quiz
First awarded in 1969, the Finals MVP goes to the best player of the championship series. It overlaps heavily with the regular-season MVP list but not completely — and the players who appear on one list and not the other are the interesting part.
A handful of winners were not their team's best player across the season, which is exactly why this quiz catches people out: you are recalling single series, not whole careers.
How to beat the clock
- Go dynasty by dynasty — most winners come from a short list of repeat-champion teams.
- Remember the one-off winners from teams that won a single title.
- Several players won it without ever winning a regular-season MVP.
How answers are matched
Type a full name, or just a surname when it is unambiguous — “Jordan” counts on a list with one Jordan, but a list with several Johnsons asks for the first name too. Capitalisation, punctuation and accents are all ignored, so “o neal” and “O’Neal’ are the same answer. The clock starts when you do, and a correct name clears the box so you can keep typing.
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