Today we finish with part 10 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 2010s!

2010: Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns - Kobe Bryant (02:49)

2011: Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Dirk Nowitzki (09:13)

2012: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs - Kevin Durant (14:22)

2013: Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs - Tony Parker (20:01)

2014: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs - Tim Duncan (25:12)

2015: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets - Stephen Curry (30:51)

2016: Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Stephen Curry (36:34)

2017: Golden State Warriors vs San Antoni Spurs - Stephen Curry (41:54)

2018: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets - Kevin Durant (48:16)

2019: Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers - Stephen Curry (54:16)

2020: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers - LeBron James (01:00:01)

2021: Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns - Chris Paul (01:09:53)

Recap/Outro: (01:16:27)

Thank you all who enjoyed and listened to this series!