NBA Announces Players of the Week: Doncic Averaged 37+10+11, Adebayo Achieves Single-Game 83-Point Miracle

17/03/2026 04:53:00 VictoryVox

On March 17 Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the Players of the Week for Week 21. The Western Conference Player of the Week is Lakers star Luka Doncic, while the Eastern Conference Player of the Week is Heat star Bam Adebayo.

Western Conference Player of the Week: Doncic

Lakers guard Luka Doncic was named Western Conference Player of the Week. This is his third time receiving this honor this season and the 18th time in his career.

Doncic led his team to a perfect 3-0 record, defeating the Timberwolves, Bulls, and Nuggets. He averaged 38.3 minutes per game, scoring 37.3 points with a 46.9% field goal percentage, 42.5% three-point percentage, and 79.2% free throw percentage, while also contributing 10.7 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.7 blocks.

The 27-year-old star recorded two triple-doubles and one double-double across these three games and delivered his first 50+ point performance since joining the Lakers.

In the March 11 victory over the Timberwolves, Doncic started with a triple-double of 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. This performance surpassed Kobe Bryant, making him the fifth player in Lakers history with the most 30+ point triple-doubles.

On March 13 against the Bulls, Doncic scored a career-high 51 points for the Lakers, hitting nine three-pointers, along with 10 rebounds and 9 assists, becoming the tenth player in Lakers history to achieve a 50+ point double-double.

In the March 15 overtime win against the Nuggets, Doncic added another triple-double with 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists. He hit a game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds left, marking his fifth regular-season game-winning shot within the final five seconds of his career. This was also his eighth triple-double this season and the 90th in his career.

Eastern Conference Player of the Week: Adebayo

Heat center Bam Adebayo was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. This is his second time receiving the award this season and the fourth time in his career.

This marks the 65th time a Heat player has been named Player of the Week, and it is the tenth consecutive week a Heat player has won the honor—Tyler Herro just received it last week.

Adebayo helped the Heat achieve a 2-1 record this week, averaging 41.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.33 steals, 2.0 assists, and 1.33 blocks, with a cumulative plus-minus of +29. In the March 11 game, he scored 83 points, setting a Heat franchise record for single-game points and ranking second in NBA history for single-game scoring.

He scored at least 20 points in all three games, with two games also featuring multiple steals and blocks.

In the March 11 game against the Wizards, Adebayo scored 31 points in the first quarter, setting a team record for points in a quarter; he scored 43 points in the first half, breaking the Heat franchise record for half-time points, surpassing his previous career-high of 41 points.

In the third quarter, he surpassed LeBron James with a dunk, breaking the Heat franchise record of 61 points for a single game. In the fourth quarter, he added 21 points, reaching his 70th point at 9:05, and finishing with 83 points at 1:16 before being substituted. He also contributed 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in the game.

On March 13 against the Bucks, he scored 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

In the March 15 finale against the Magic, he recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks, and 1 assist.

Additionally, Adebayo reached the 10,000 career points milestone on March 9, becoming the second player in Heat history to achieve this, following Dwyane Wade.

The players nominated for Player of the Week are as follows—