NBA Week 3 Players of the Week: Doncic Averages 45.0 Points to Take the West Award, Brunson Wins in the East
The NBA announced on November 9 that Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week for Week 3 of the 2026-27 season, covering games played November 2 to 8.
According to the league, Doncic averaged 45.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 8.3 assists as the Lakers went 3-0 during the week. The Lakers said it was Doncic's fifth Player of the Week award as a Laker and the 20th of his career.
Brunson averaged 27.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists as the Knicks also went 3-0. The two guards were teammates in Dallas for four seasons, from 2018 to 2022.
The league also listed the other nominees, including Deni Avdija, LaMelo Ball, Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Austin Reaves in the West, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson in the East.
(Source: NBA)
Source: NBA
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Photo: 图：Luka Dončić（资料图）。照片：CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Luka Doncic (file photo). Photo: CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
