By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan have been named the NBA Players of the Week.
The All-Star guard led the Mavericks to a 2-1 week with averages of 43.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists. Doncic tallied his top two scoring games of the season in the final two games of the week, dropping 51 (a new career-high) and 45 points in back-to-back matchups against the Clippers. The Mavericks (33-24) are currently the 5th seed in the West standings.
The Bulls star led Chicago to a 3-1 week with averages of 36.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists, plus shooting percentages of 59.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point. DeRozan scored 30-plus points in every game during Week 17 to extend his streak of games with 30-plus points to six. The Bulls (36-21) are currently the 2nd seed in the East standings.