Lakers ahead LeBron James named NBA Western Convention Participant of the Week – NBA Weblog – NBA Basketball Weblog
Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James has been named NBA Western Convention Participant of the Week for video games performed Jan. 2 to Jan. 8, it was introduced at present.
James averaged 35.0 factors (.548 FG%), 8.7 rebounds and seven.7 assists in three video games because the Lakers completed the week 4-0 with victories over Charlotte, Miami, Atlanta and Sacramento.
To start out the week, James recorded 43 factors (16-26 FG), 11 rebounds, six assists and one steal in a win on the Hornets on Jan. 2, good for his second 40-point sport of the season. James joined Michael Jordan as the one gamers in NBA historical past to file consecutive 40-point video games at age 35 or older.
In a house win over the Hawks on Jan. 6, the 38-year-old recorded his eleventh double-double of the season with 25 factors, seven rebounds and 10 assists. James then recorded 37 factors, eight rebounds, seven assists and one steal in a 136-134 highway victory over the Kings on Jan. 7, extending the Lakers’ present successful streak to 5 consecutive victories. The efficiency marked James’ thirteenth consecutive sport with at the least 25 factors, good for the fourth-longest streak of his profession.
In 31 video games (all begins) for the Lakers this season, James is averaging 29.1 factors (.510 FG%), 8.2 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 35.9 minutes. James has scored in double figures in all 31 video games this season, extending his NBA-record double-digit scoring streak to 1,127 consecutive video games.
The 18-time NBA All-Star owns a league-record 66 profession weekly awards, together with 5 weekly honors with Los Angeles. This marks his first weekly award since Dec. 13 of 2021.