April 2017 Basketball Wiretap

Goran Dragic, Anthony Davis Named Players Of The Week

Nov 27, 2017 3:13 PM

Goran Dragic and Anthony Davis have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.

Dragic averaged 23.7 points, 4.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds during Miami's 3-0 week.

Davis averaged 29.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and shot 58.6 percent from the field during the Pelicans' 3-1 week.

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Tags: Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, NBA, NBA Award

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DeMar DeRozan, Karl-Anthony Towns Named NBA's Players Of The Week

Nov 20, 2017 5:43 PM

DeMar DeRozan and Karl-Anthony Towns have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.

DeRozan averaged 26.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists and shot .573 (43-for-75) from the field during four appearances as Toronto won a season-high four consecutive games. All four wins came against opponents with a winning record, including a 129-113 road victory against the Western Conference leading Houston Rockets. 

Towns posted averages of 20.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in leading Minnesota to a 3-1 week, which included a three-game winning streak that featured wins at Utah, vs. San Antonio and at Dallas. Towns shot 55.4% (31-of-56) from the floor, including 9-of-16 from three-point range, during the four-game stretch.

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Tags: Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors, NBA, NBA Award

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Tobias Harris, Nikola Jokic Named Players Of The Week

Nov 13, 2017 5:35 PM

The NBA announced that Tobias Harris and Nikola Jokic have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.

Harris, 25, averaged 21.3 points and 7.7 rebounds while shooting 49% (22-45) from the field and 64% (14-22) from beyond the arc to lead the Pistons to a 3-0 record for the week. Harris connected on four-plus 3-pointers in each game while shooting better than 55% from behind the arc in all three games.

“I’m honored to be named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, but this is truly a testament to how well we’ve been playing as a team,” Harris said. “My coaches and teammates put me in positions to succeed and this recognition is a result of the hard work we put in, as a group, during the offseason and training camp.”

Jokic averaged 17.2 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game last week.

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Tags: Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, NBA, NBA Award

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Kristaps Porzingis, James Harden Named Players Of The Week

Nov 6, 2017 3:10 PM

Kristaps Porzingis and James Harden have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.

Porzingis averaged 33.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game.

Harden averaged 36.3 points and 10 assists per game for the week.

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Tags: Kristaps Porzingis, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Award

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