Bonus Series! Conference Finals MVPs: Part 8 - Western Conference 2000-09, the Laker Renaissance, the Spurs Dynasty Looms Large, Dirk Makes Some Noise, The 7 Seconds or Less Suns and MORE!
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Bonus Series! Conference Finals MVPs: Part 8 - Western Conference 2000-09, the Laker Renaissance, the Spurs Dynasty Looms Large, Dirk Makes Some Noise, The 7 Seconds or Less Suns and MORE!
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Today we continue in part 8 of a 10-part series at Once Upon a Dribble!
During the 2022 playoffs the NBA began awarding MVP awards to the best performing player of each conference finals: the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award and the Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award, named for the two players credited for building the league up to greater popularity in the 1980s.
This begs the question, with the award just being handed out for the first time last season, who are the deserving winners from the previous 50+ years of NBA history?Find out today as Josh tackles the Western Conference in the 2000s!
2000: Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers - Shaquille O'Neal
2001: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs - Shaquille O'Neal
2002: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings - Shaquille O'Neal
2003: Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs - Tim Duncan
2004: Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves - Shaquille O'Neal2005: Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs - Tim Duncan
2006: Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns - Dirk Nowitzki
2007: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz - Tim Duncan
2008: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs - Kobe Bryant
2009: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe Bryant