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The following year, he repeated as scoring champion (34.8 ppg and 2,822 total points) [29] and became the first player to be named the NBA Most Valuable Player twice in his first three years. [79] In 1974, Abdul-Jabbar led the Bucks to their fourth consecutive Midwest Division title, [ 80 ] and he won his third MVP Award in four years. [ 81 ]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award a record-setting six times in his career. Larry Bird was the last player to win the award in three consecutive years. Hakeem Olajuwon is one of three players to win the NBA MVP and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the same season.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the league's MVP, but midway through Game 5, the Lakers center suffered a severely sprained ankle. [2] He managed to come back in the game in the fourth quarter to lead the Lakers to victory and a 3–2 lead in the best-of-seven series. [ 2 ]
That year’s Finals MVP would go to Andre Iguodala, ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Finals stats: 23.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 56 games
[6] [7] In 1985, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest to win at 38 years and 54 days old. [8] Andre Iguodala is the only winner to have not started every game in the series. [ 9 ] Jerry West , the first awardee ( 1969 ), is the only person to win the award while being on the losing team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar The center played 20 seasons in the NBA and won six championships, was a six-time NBA MVP, and made the all-star team every year except one. Abdul-Jabbar was eliminated in the ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972. Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Kobe Bryant won scoring titles in 2006 and 2007. LeBron James won the scoring title in 2008 en route to becoming the NBA's all-time scoring leader in 2023. Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring champion in 2010. He won ...
Because we're of course talking about the man who would become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leader in points scored, a six-time NBA champion, the Finals MVP twice, the league MVP six ...