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Lakers’ Luka Doncic receives league honor after explosive week

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Price, K. (2026, November 9). Lakers’ Luka Doncic receives league honor after explosive week. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/sports/luka-doncic-wins-western-conference-player-of-the-week/

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The NBA named Luka Dončić, playing for the Lakers, as the Western Conference Player of the Week for November 2-5, 2026, after he averaged 45 points, 8.3 assists, and 7 rebounds across three games. In this period, Dončić scored at least 40 points in each game, with a season-high 53 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. This is his fifth such honor as a Laker and the 20th of his career.

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The NBA formally honored Luka Dončić for his play last week. asserted

NBA → honor → play

The league announced that the Lakers superstar was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played for Week 3 of the 2026-27 season, which spanned from Nov. 2-Sunday. asserted

which → announce → Nov.

Dončić averaged 45 points, 8.3 assists, 7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in the three games he played in that stretch, with the Lakers going 4-0 in the week. asserted

Lakers → average → week

The Slovenian guard scored at least 40 points in each game over the last week. asserted

guard → score → week

He scored an NBA-season-high 53 points in Friday’s home win over the Portland Trail Blazers. asserted

He → score → Blazers

Dončić entered Monday’s road matchup against the Hawks having scored at least 40 points in four consecutive games. asserted

Dončić → enter → games

The weekly honor marks his fifth as a Laker and the 20th such award of his career. asserted

honor → mark → career

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, who was Dončić’s former teammate in Dallas from 2018-22, won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. asserted

who → win → Week

Dončić is averaging a league-best 40.1 points to go with 7.8 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 36.0 minutes in nine total games this season. asserted

Dončić → average → games

He’s the first player since Wilt Chamberlain (1962-63) to average at least 40 points through his first nine games of a season. asserted

He → ’ → season

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