Name the only player to ever win the NBA Championship series MVP, even though his team lost the finals.

Jerry West - Los Angeles Lakers
Lost the finals to the Boston Celtics in 1968-69.

You got it Leprechaun! It was the great Jerry West, who averaged almost 40 points a game, while his team fell to the Celtics, four games to three. Although West and the Lakers often came up short against the Boston Celtics during his playing days, Jerry West stayed with the organization, recently retiring after helping bring another title to Los Angeles.