On December 14, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. Earlier today, the NBA officially announced the player of the week, the best player in the West for the Lakers James, and the best player in the East for the Pacers Sabonis Jr.
In four games last week, James averaged 28.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game, shooting 60.8 percent from the field, leading the Lakers to a 3-1 record. This is the first time since March 2020 that a Player of the Week has won the Best of the Week honor, and the last time the player of the Week won was James, a full 20 months after James was elected.
Lakers officials congratulated James, writing: "The best player of the week in the West, and it's a lot of fun when playing!" ”
On the NBA History List, James has won NBA Best honors 65 times, the most in the NBA. In second place is Lakers star Kobe Bryant (33 times), followed by Durant (28 times), Harden (26 times) and Jordan (25 times). Arguably, James is far ahead of the other players and is likely to achieve a double advantage over 2nd place in the future.
According to statistics, in last week's 4 games, James played a total of 146 minutes, during which the Lakers won by 53 points, even in the Lakers' 95:108 double-digit loss to the Grizzlies, James's plus-minus also reached +2, which is enough to see James's influence on the game!
As the season progresses, James' performance is undoubtedly getting better and better. Earlier today, Heat star Wade posted James' last 8-game stats, writing: "Can't wait to lie to my grandchildren that I've played around this guy because he's definitely going to be playing again at that point, which is crazy @ James!" James then replied with a few laughing and crying expressions.
So far this season, James has averaged 26.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from three-point range. According to the schedule, the Lakers will challenge the Lone Rangers on December 16, and they will strive to win three consecutive wins.