Lakers star LeBron James has been named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week and Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis has won the weekly award for the Eastern Conference, the league announced today (Twitter link).
James, who hadn’t played more than three consecutive games this season until the past week, led Los Angeles to a 3-1 record in games vs. Boston, Memphis, Oklahoma City, and Orlando between December 6-12. He averaged 28.3 PPG, 8.0 APG, 7.5 RPG, 1.8 BPG, and 1.8 SPG, with a red-hot shooting line of .608/.417/.867. James had a 30-point triple-double against the Magic on Sunday.
Sabonis, meanwhile, had his best week of the season despite his name popping up in trade rumors. His Pacers were 3-0, defeating the Wizards, Knicks, and Mavericks, and the veteran center put up 25.0 PPG, 10.3 RPG, and 6.0 APG on .750/.750/.857 shooting in those three contests.
James beat out fellow nominees Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and Donovan Mitchell in the West. The other Eastern Conference nominees were Jarrett Allen, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Kyle Lowry, and Sabonis’ teammate Caris LeVert (Twitter link).
Sabonis was the only possible winner, dude is unstoppable!
Jokic should have won the other one that’s for sure!