NBA Players of the Week: Luka Doncic and Jannis Adetokunbo dominated the floor

In the Western Conference, Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks was the best of the past week, averaging nearly 37 points per game. Jannis Adetokunbo dominated the Eastern Conference, averaging 36 points per game.

The best player in the Western Conference was Doncic

Luka Doncic won this award for the fifth time in his career. He led the team from Dallas to 3 wins in 4 games. He averaged a great average of almost 37 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists per game. Mainly due to his performance, Dallas ranks in the top 4 in the Western Conference with a 16-10 record.

NBA Players of the Week for Week 8.

West: Luka Doncic (@dallasmavs)
East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Bucks) pic.twitter.com/UgkP9TGp6a

— NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2023

Doncic has already jumped to number 61 in triple-doubles in the period under review. And this season alone, he has recorded 5 of them, the second best performance after Serbian pivot Jokic. In addition, he also had a streak of 9 games in a row with at least 30 points.

Western Conference Players of the Week

24/10 – 29/10 – Nikola Jokic – Denver Nuggets

30/10 – 5/11 – Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors

6/12 – 12/12 – Anthony Edwards – Minnesota Timberwolves

13/11 – 19/11 – De’Aaron Fox – Sacramento Kings

20/11 – 26/11 – Devin Booker – Phoenix Suns

27/11 – 3/12 – De´Aaron Fox – Sacramento Kings

Adetokunbo ruled the Eastern Conference

Greek player Yannis Adetokunbo won this award for the 10th time in his career. He led the Milwaukee team to a 100% record in the period. He averaged almost 36 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

He rewrote the Milwaukee Bucks club records twice in the period under review. First, he exploded shooting and scored 64 points. This immediately pushed his personal best by 9 points and moved the club record by 7 points.

And then he erased the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s feat in the club annals by recording the most rebounds in Bucks history. That makes him one of only four players in NBA history to hold club records in the three stats tracked.

Eastern Conference Players of the Week

24/10 – 29/10 – Tyrese Maxey – Philadelphia 76ers

30/10 / 5/11 – Jason Tatum – Boston Celtics

6/11 – 12/11 – Joel Embiid – Philadelphia 76ers

13/11 – 19/11 – Jalen Brunson – New York Knicks

20/11 – 26/11 – Paolo Banchero – Orlando Magic

27/11 – 3/12 – Julius Randle – New York Knicks

Source: NBA