NBA: Portland’s Damian Lillard named Western Conference Player of the Week

The NBA has revealed to the Players of the Week of their respective Conference, and Damian Lillard was chosen by the West, having stood out for his Portland Trail Blazersone of 4 teams still undefeated after one week.

The Blazers go with 3 wins and zero losses in the first 3 games of the regular season, with Lillard being the best player in each of them, which is why he won the first appointment for him in the year.

Lillard, guard 6 times all-starhas averaged 34 points, third in the league, in addition to 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, with an efficiency of 36.4 percent in triples, and 92.9 in free throws.

Surprise?

Against all odds, the Blazers are at the top of the Western Conference, after beating the Sacramento Kings in his first commitment of the year, this being Lillard’s most discreet game, scoring only 20 points.

However, in the second and third games of the season for Portland, Lillard scored 41 points, against the Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Lakers, which raised his average points per night.

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Other players nominated for the award in the West were: Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz, CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans.

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