The first-ever NBA player to win both NBA MVP and Finals MVP in the same season was Willis Reed. The 6-foot-9 center made his mark for the New York Knicks, leading the franchise to its first NBA ...

Bleacher Report’s Adam Friedgood on Reed: “Willis Reed is responsible for ... “Reed is the only Finals MVP in Knicks history, winning the award during both of the Knicks Finals wins in ...

During Game 5 of the 1970 NBA Finals, the Captain Willis Reed was injured and the Knicks needed someone to match-up against Wilt Chamberlain. As we see from the show Teammates Forever, the 66 Dave ...

and when Willis came out, the entire Los Angeles Laker team stopped and turned around." As ESPN notes, Reed scored the Knicks' first two field goals for the team and was named Finals MVP.

Rare achievement: Only 10 NBA players have won both regular season MVP and Finals MVP in the same season. Legends like ...