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 Monday (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 Dec. 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).
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