Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić has been named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8. The weekly honor marks his fifth as a Laker and the 20th such award of his career.
Dončić scored at least 40 points in each of his three appearances, all Lakers victories. The 27-year-old averaged 45.0 points on 52.5% shooting from the field, 39.5% from 3-point range and 82.9% from the free-throw line, along with 7.0 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.3 minutes per game.
Dončić opened the week Nov. 2 with a 42-point, 13-assist double-double and six 3-pointers in a 138-117 home victory over Miami. It was his 19th career game with at least 40 points, 10 assists and five 3-pointers, surpassing James Harden for the most in NBA history. Two nights later, he tallied 40 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a 116-103 road win over Sacramento, his 100th regular season game as a Laker. Dončić became the first player in NBA history to record at least 35 points, five rebounds, five assists and five 3-pointers in six consecutive games.
Dončić closed out his week with a season-high 53 points, five rebounds, five assists and one steal in a 124-118 NBA Cup victory over Portland Nov. 6. It marked his 11th career 50-point game, tying Allen Iverson for 10th in NBA history. He also joined Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant and George Mikan as the only Lakers to score at least 40 points in four straight games.
Dončić is averaging an NBA-best 40.1 points to go with 7.8 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 36.0 minutes in nine total games this season. He is the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1962-63 to average at least 40 points through his first nine games of a season.