NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award

The NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 2022 NBA playoffs to the top performing players in the NBA Conference Finals.[1] 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.[2] Their namesakes, Hall of Fame players Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, both made their NBA debuts in 1979, and their bicoastal rivalry in the 1980s helped revive and popularize the league.[1][3][4] The inaugural recipients were Jayson Tatum from the Eastern Conference, and Stephen Curry from the Western Conference.