Inthe1988Finals,JamesWorthydefineddominantperformanceinhisownway.Thedeep-rootedt
Inthe1988NBAFinals,theLosAngelesLakersdefeatedtheDetroitPistonsfourgamestothree,
Behindthe1988titlelaytherealityJamesWorthyboiledoutofyearsofobsessionandeffort.I
PlacedonJamesWorthy'scareertimeline,1988wasapivotalhinge,botharewardforalongjour
"MostValuable."Whentheleaguehandedthosethreewordstothesamemanfivetimes(1988,1991
The 1988 NBA MVP was Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls. Verified against the official NBA list.
The 1988 NBA Finals MVP was James Worthy of the Los Angeles Lakers. Verified against the official NBA list.