The most recent NBA player of the week accolades were given to great guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and phenom Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, respectively.
The news was first shared on Twitter by Chris Haynes of TNT on Monday afternoon.
In light of the fact that they are the defending champions, the Warriors are nevertheless the most disappointing team of the 2022-2023 season with a record of 5-8. Nevertheless, it was Stephen Curry’s leadership that helped the Warriors break their five-game losing streak and go back into the win column.
The Warriors finished the week with a record of 2-1, earning wins against the Sacramento Kings and the Cleveland Cavaliers before suffering a defeat at the hands of the same Sacramento Kings club on Sunday. During that time period, Curry posted an approximately 64-50-84 shooting split while averaging 38 points, six rebounds, and 5.7 assists per contest.
Even though seven of Golden State’s eight defeats have occurred away from Oracle Arena, including their most recent set of five games played on the road, things are beginning to look more positive for the Warriors.
Curry is now in second place in the league in scoring
And he is putting together another another season with the stat line of 50-40-90.
wing for the Portland Trail Blazers Along with Luka Doncic (of the Dallas Mavericks), Zion Williamson (of the New Orleans Pelicans), De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, Jerami Grant was recognized with a nomination for Player of the Week in the Western Conference (Sacramento Kings).
Concerning Joel Embiid, the Cameroonian has guided the Sixers to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, ensuring that they will participate in the playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers were victorious in three of their four games played during the week of November 7, including victories over the hot-playing Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, and Utah Jazz.
Following a three-game hiatus, Embiid returned to action and proceeded to completely dominate the competition by averaging 40 points, 11 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.8 blocks per game in the subsequent period. Most notably, he scored 59 points against the Jazz while shooting over 68 percent from the field in only 36 minutes of game time. This was his third game in which he scored at least 50 points.
The next matchup for the Warriors will be against the San Antonio Spurs, while the 76ers will return home after a four-day break to take on the Milwaukee Bucks, who are now in first place in their conference.
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