Claim: Moses Malone won an award in 1982.
Evidence: He led the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981 , and won his second MVP award in 1982.
The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player -LRB- MVP -RRB- is an annual National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- award given since the 1955 -- 56 season to the best performing player of the regular season.