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NBA names finals MVP award after Russell (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Bill Russell was never an NBA finals MVP. Now the award is named after him. Starting this year, the finals MVP will receive the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, commissioner David Stern announced Saturday. "This is one of my proudest moments in basketball, because I determined early in my career, the only important statistic in basketball is the final score," Russell said.