
06/03/2025
FACTS!!
Isiah Thomas is the ONLY player in to defeat three league MVPs in consecutive NBA Playoff runs — and then win back-to-back championships.
Let’s break it down:
💥 1988:
✅ Defeated Michael Jordan (1988 League MVP)
✅ Defeated Larry Bird (1987 League MVP)
✅ Took Magic Johnson’s Lakers to 7 games in the Finals on a sprained ankle and scored 25 points in one quarter — an NBA Finals record still today
💥 1989:
✅ SWEPT Magic Johnson (1989 League MVP) and the Lakers in the NBA Finals.
🏆 NBA Champion
💥 1990:
✅ Beat Michael Jordan again in the Eastern Conference Finals.
🏆 NBA Champion
🏅 Finals MVP
📊 ISIAH’S NBA FINALS DOMINANCE (1988–1990)
✅ 3 Straight Finals Appearances
✅ 2 NBA Titles
✅ 1 Finals MVP
Finals Averages (1988–1990):
• 🧠 22.6 PPG
• 🎯 7.5 APG
• 🔥 49.6% FG
• 💣 55.8% 3PT (24-of-43)
• 💥 57.9% 3PT in 1990 Finals alone (11-of-19) — the highest in Finals history
• 🧮 Combined FG% (2PT + 3PT weighted): 51.3%
🔐 No Top 50 teammates while the mvp’s had one or more
Let it Known