Tim Duncan holds his NBA Finals MVP trophy from 1999. He was named the Finals MVP. I have Tim, and you don't. That is the distinction. However, the Spurs were forced to miss the playoffs three years in a row. They eventually won it in the 2002-2003 season, with an 88-77 loss to the New Jersey Nets in Game 6. Before then, they had been eliminated in the first round each year. He finished the season with averages of 26.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.11 blocks and 1.85 steals per game. His numbers were all up there, but so was the competition he faced every night. You can't win them all, even if you try. The 2001-2002 season was also the last season before the 3-point line was introduced into all NBA games. In six seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan averaged more than 20 points, eight rebounds, one block and one steal per game. He was voted the Most Valuable Player of the NBA by its players after leading the Spurs to the franchise's first championship. The Spurs lost in five games to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls. Here are the other candidates who were not chosen: Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, David Robinson and Kevin Garnett. There were also two rookies who received votes: Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.