Bonus Series! Conference Finals MVPs: Part 6 - Western Conference 1990-99, Hakeem's Dream Comes True, Utah's Rocky Mountain Reign, a Renaissance in Portland, a Dynasty Looms in San Antonio and More!

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Once Upon A Dribble

Josh Medeiros & Calvan Johnson

58 episodes

6 days ago

Once Upon A Dribble is a podcast all about the history of the NBA, and how the modern game came to be. Join your hosts Josh Medeiros and Calvan Johnson as they take you on the NBA time machine to look back on the most noteworthy events in basketball history

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Bonus Series! Conference Finals MVPs: Part 6 - Western Conference 1990-99, Hakeem's Dream Comes True, Utah's Rocky Mountain Reign, a Renaissance in Portland, a Dynasty Looms in San Antonio and More!

Once Upon A Dribble

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1 year ago

Bonus Series! Conference Finals MVPs: Part 6 - Western Conference 1990-99, Hakeem's Dream Comes True, Utah's Rocky Mountain Reign, a Renaissance in Portland, a Dynasty Looms in San Antonio and More!

Today we continue in part 6 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 1990s!

1990: Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers - Terry Porter (03:10)

1991: Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers - Magic Johnson (07:14)

1992: Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz - Terry Porter (10:35)

1993: Phoenix Suns vs Seattle SuperSonics - Charles Barkley (15:13)

1994: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz - Hakeem Olajuwon (21:34)

1995: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs - Hakeem Olajuwon (26:15)

1996: Seattle SuperSonics vs Utah Jazz - Shawn Kemp (31:48)

1997: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz - John Stockton (35:52)

1998: Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz - Karl Malone (41:36)

1999: Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs - David Robinson (44:36)