The MVP trophy in the Finals is very high, and in the past 50 years, the players elected as FMVP have all been superstars, and they have all left wonderful performances on the highest stage of the NBA. A closer look reveals that, with the exception of West, which was awarded the FMVP to the loser in 1969, it was the winner who won the cup in the decades since. So as the only loser in history, FMVP, how did West do it? Looking at his performance that year, maybe you have the answer.
Back in the '60s, the NBA was in the era of Celtic rule, when the Boss of the East was the Celtics, and they won the championship softly. The Western Conference powerhouses are the Lakers, West and Baylor, struggling to advance in the pursuit of the championship. In 1969, the Lakers and Celtics finals met again, and finally the two sides fought 7 games, and the Celtics narrowly won by 72 points and successfully won the championship. Hafricek performed well, averaging 28.3 points and 11 rebounds per game. Bill Russell dominated the basket and played a brutal statistic of 9.1 points and 21.1 rebounds.
On the Lakers side, the best performer is undoubtedly West. In the finals G1, West completely went on a rampage, shooting 21 of 41 in a single game, bombing the anti-heavenly data of 51 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists, and successfully led the team to win the game. G2 West continued his outstanding performance, shooting 12-of-22 and then cutting 41 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists. It was his outburst that helped the Lakers get off to a 2-0 start. In Game 3, the Celtics pulled back a city, and West only got 24 points and 6 assists.
In G4, West carried the Lakers on his shoulders, shooting 15 of 30 in a single game, and bombarded the gorgeous data of 40 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, but the Lakers still lost by 1 point. When it came to King Mountain, West did not let the opportunity slip away, shooting 16 of 31 from the field, cutting 39 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists to help the team get match points. Seeing that the championship is just around the corner, G6 West got 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Lakers failed to end the series.
The game was dragged into a steal-seven game, in which West played 48 minutes, hit 14 goals in 29 shots, and got a triple-double of 42 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. But the Lakers still lost by 2 points, letting the championship slip away from the side.
After 7 games, West has averaged 37.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, and his personal performance is completely unique. In the fourth game, 1 point was lost, and 2 points were lost in the seventh game, and although West failed to win the championship, he fully deserved the word "yurong". Compared to the winners Hafricheck and Russell, West was no less than that, and in the end he won the FMVP trophy, setting a record.