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November 23, 2015Gimme All Your Love-in: Magic-Cavs, Behind the Box Score
November 23, 2015If Eastern Conference Player of the Week was a physical award, LeBron James would need to turn his new Los Angeles home into a West Coast trophy case. With his 25.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 36.0 minutes per game last week, James has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the 49th time in his career—his first of this season.
With the Cavs winning two games (and dropping one to the Milwaukee Bucks in double-overtime), James shot 57.1 percent from the floor, 60.0 percent from three-point range and 87.5 percent from the free throw line. No other player in the NBA averaged at least 25.0 points while shooting at least .500 from the field, .600 from beyond the arc and .800 from the charity stripe this past week. Also, no other player in the NBA tossed this beautiful outlet pass to a streaking Kevin Love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MyKGXTmeq8
Over the course of the week, James passed Hall of Famer Jerry West to become 19th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. With at least 21 points on Monday night against Orlando, he will pass long-time Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller to claim the 18th spot. Among Eastern Conference leaders, James was third in points per game (25.3), tied for fifth in field goals made (28), tied for 11th in assists per game (5.7) and tied for 14th in rebounds per game (8.7). The 11-time NBA All-Star also scored in double figures in all three games, extending his double-digit scoring streak to 654 games, which is the third-longest streak in league history.
Some guy named Steph Curry was named Player of the Week for the Western Conference.
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