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NBA Finals most valuable players and their scoring averages for the series:

Source: NBA.com

*--* 2006 Dwyane Wade, Miami 34.7 2005 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 20.0 2004 Chauncey Billups, Detroit 21.0 2003 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 24.2 2002 Shaquille O’Neal, Lakers 36.3 2001 Shaquille O’Neal, Lakers 33.0 2000 Shaquille O’Neal, Lakers 38.0 1999 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 27.4 1998 Michael Jordan, Chicago 33.5 1997 Michael Jordan, Chicago 32.3 1996 Michael Jordan, Chicago 27.3 1995 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston 32.8 1994 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston 26.9 1993 Michael Jordan, Chicago 41.0 1992 Michael Jordan, Chicago 35.8 1991 Michael Jordan, Chicago 31.3 1990 Isiah Thomas, Detroit 27.6 1989 Joe Dumars, Detroit 27.3 1988 James Worthy, Lakers 22.0 1987 Magic Johnson, Lakers 21.8 1986 Larry Bird, Boston 24.0 1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers 25.7 1984 Larry Bird, Boston 27.4 1983 Moses Malone, Philadelphia 25.8 1982 Magic Johnson, Lakers 17.7 1981 Cedric Maxwell, Boston 17.7 1980 Magic Johnson, Lakers 21.5 1979 Dennis Johnson, Seattle 22.6 1978 Wes Unseld, Washington 9.0 1977 Bill Walton, Portland 18.5 1976 Jo Jo White, Boston 21.7 1975 Rick Barry, Golden State 29.5 1974 John Havlicek, Boston 26.4 1973 Willis Reed, New York 16.4 1972 Wilt Chamberlain, Lakers 19.4 1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 27.0 1970 Willis Reed, New York 23.0 1969 Jerry West, Lakers 30.9

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