Overview
- Luka Dončić (West) and Jalen Brunson (East) won the NBA’s Week 6 honors for Nov. 24–30 after leading 3-0 and 4-0 weeks for the Lakers and Knicks, respectively.
- Dončić averaged 37.3 points, 10.3 assists and 8.7 rebounds in the three-game stretch and is leading the league at 35.1 points per game as Los Angeles sits 15-4.
- With LeBron James missing significant time due to a foot issue, Dončić’s surge has vaulted him into a widely discussed three-player MVP race with Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
- Brunson averaged 28.8 points for the week and is at roughly 28.5 points per game this season, driving a Knicks offense that already has nine 40-point quarters and drawing praise from Raptors coach Darko Rajaković.
- The dual awards have renewed attention on their shared Mavericks past, with commentary scrutinizing Dallas’ earlier roster decisions that separated the former backcourt partners.