Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 3 of the 2026-27 season, the league announced on Monday. The awards cover games played from Nov. 2 through Nov. 8.

Doncic averaged a league-high 45.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.3 steals in the three games he played during the week, scoring at least 40 points in each of them as the Lakers went 4-0. His week was highlighted by a 53-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, the best scoring game in the NBA this season. It is the 19th Player of the Week honor of Doncic’s career.

Brunson averaged 27.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists as the Knicks went 3-0 during the week. He scored a season-high 33 points against Chicago, including 22 in the first quarter, added 31 points, six rebounds and nine assists in a win at Cleveland, and finished the week with 19 points and six assists against Brooklyn. It is the 10th Player of the Week honor of Brunson’s career, and the second time the two former Dallas teammates have won the award in the same week.

The other nominees in the West were Deni Avdija of the Portland Trail Blazers, LaMelo Ball of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Doncic’s Lakers teammate Austin Reaves. The other nominees in the East were Nickeil Alexander-Walker of the Atlanta Hawks, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson of the Miami Heat, Jaylen Brown of the Philadelphia 76ers and Brunson’s Knicks teammate Karl-Anthony Towns.

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