Phoenix guard Devin Booker has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for Feb 27-March 5, the NBA announced Monday.
Booker and the Suns were a perfect 3-0 record over the past week.
In the three games, Booker averaged 36.0 points on 56.0% shooting (50.0% from three-point range), 7.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds.
He had 37 points, seven rebounds, and six assists in a 105-91 win at Charlotte. His 37 points tied as the second-most points scored by a Suns player over the Hornets in franchise history and with his fourth assist in the game, he surpassed Paul Westphal for seventh on the Suns’ all-time assists list.
Booker followed-up his performance against the Hornets with 35 points, six assists and five rebounds in a 21-point, 125-104, win at Chicago. He knocked down six three-pointers in the win to match his career high for triples in the regular season, which he’s now done 20 times. Booker concluded the week with 36 points on 60.0% shooting, 10 assists and five rebounds in the Suns’ win at Dallas on Sunday. The game marked his seventh-career regular season game with 35+ points and 10-plus assists.
This marks Booker’s seventh career NBA Player of the Week, which ties Steve Nash for the most Player of the Week nods in franchise history.
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