PlacedonWesUnseld'scareertimeline,1978wasapivotalhinge,botharewardforalongjourne
Inthe1978NBAFinals,theWashingtonBulletsdefeatedtheSeattleSuperSonicsfourgamestot
ManyonlyrememberWesUnseldastheclutchkillerwhotookoverinkeymoments,yetoverlookhow
Behindthe1978titlelaytherealityWesUnseldboiledoutofyearsofobsessionandeffort.Itw
Inthe1978Finals,WesUnselddefinedwhatdominantperformancemeansinhisownway.Thedeep-
IfNBAhistorianswereaskedtonamethemostunderratedgrindersinleaguehistory,WesUnseld
InmorethanseventyyearsofNBAhistory,"winningtheregular-seasonMVPasarookie"isanarr
Thetitle"MostValuablePlayer"ismostoftenmisunderstoodasanawardaboutscoring.WesUns
The 1978 NBA Finals MVP was Wes Unseld of the Washington Bullets. Verified against the official NBA list.