The NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual

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(NBA) award given since the 2022 NBA playoffs to the top performing players in the

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. The award is decided by a panel of media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the finals. The person with the highest number of votes wins the award. The Larry Bird Trophy is awarded to the MVP from the Eastern Conference and the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy for the Western Conference. Their namesakes,

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players

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and

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, both entered the NBA in 1979, and their bicoastal rivalry in the 1980s helped revive and popularize the league. The inaugural recipients were

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from the Eastern Conference, and Stephen Curry from the Western Conference.

Winners

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Teams

References

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Winners

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Teams

See also

References