On January 3, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the winners of the Eastern and Western Player of the Week in the 10th week of the regular season this season: Haliburton of the Pacers in the East and Alexander of the Thunder in the West.
Eastern Conference Player of the Week: Haliburton Pacers
Haliburton averaged 25.3 points + 4.7 rebounds + 17.7 assists per game last week, leading the Pacers to a 3-0 record last week;
So far in the regular season this season, Haliburton has played an average of 34.3 minutes per game, scoring 24.4 points + 3.9 rebounds + 12.7 assists + 1.0 steals + 0.6 blocks, shooting 50.0% from the field, 41.0% from three-point range, and 84.0% from the free throw line. He leads the Pacers to an 18-14 record and is in sixth place in the East.
Western Conference Player of the Week: Alexander Thunder
Alexander averaged 33.5 points + 5.3 rebounds + 6.5 assists per game last week, leading the Thunder to a 4-0 record last week.
So far this season, Alexander has played 34.7 minutes per game, scoring 31.2 points + 5.7 rebounds + 6.3 assists + 2.6 steals + 0.8 blocks, shooting 54.0% from the field, 31.0% from three-point range, and 91.0% from the free throw line. He leads the Thunder to a 22-9 record and is currently in second place in the West.
Also nominees for this week's Eastern Conference Player of the Week are Drummond of the Bulls, Cunningham of the Pistons, Allen of the Cavaliers, Randle of the Knicks, Tatum of the Celtics and Turner of the Pacers.
Also nominees for this week's Western Conference Player of the Week are Mavericks' Doncic, Lakers' Bushy Davis, Kings' Fox and Sabonis, and Trail Blazers' Jordan Henderson.