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It's Monday, you know what that means! It's time to take a look back at the past week and see who the best players were around the league. Selections are based mostly on the player's stats, but (minus the rookie of the week) their team's record during the week is also taken into consideration. Click here to check out last week's if you missed it . If not, let's get into this. Point Guard: Luka Dončić With just under two weeks left of the season, most teams are fighting for their spots in the postseason, whether that be in the actual playoffs or in the play-in tournament. One of those teams is the Dallas Mavericks, who are having a strong season but aren't safe just yet. Currently sitting at 36-27 on the year, the Mavericks hold the 5th seed in the West right now, but are only a game ahead of the current top seed in the play-in tournament. The Mavericks are in a good place right now after a 3-1 week, but they'll need to keep up that quality of play to loc...

  It's Monday, you know what that means! It's time to take a look back at the past week and see who the best players were around the league. Selections are based mostly on the player's stats, but (minus the rookie of the week) their team's record during the week is also taken into consideration. Click here to check out last week's if you missed it . If not, let's get into this. Point Guard: Luka Dončić While they're in playoff contention right now, the Dallas Mavericks have been a bit disappointing this year. Having an early MVP front runner and one of the better centers in the league, I said before the season started that the Mavericks look like they have a bright future ahead of them. However, we haven't seen that bright future just yet. They're currently 6th in the West right now and hold a playoff spot, but you'd expect more from the team that has one of the absolute best players in the league right now. Things have been looking up in April, ...

  It's Monday, you know what that means! It's time to take a look back at the past week and see who the best players were around the league. Selections are based mostly on the player's stats, but their team's record during the week is also taken into consideration. Click here to check out last week's if you missed it. If not, let's get into this. Point Guard: Luka Dončić After a rough patch knocked them down in the Western Conference standings, the Dallas Mavericks have managed to correct the course and are approaching a .500 winning percentage once again. After winning just two of their last nine games, the Mavericks now find themselves with lots of momentum on their side following a perfect 3-0 week, improving their record to 13-14 on the year. This week did see a huge jump by Kristaps Porziņģis, but the obvious leader is my frequent selection for the top point guard of the week; Luka Dončić. For the week, Dončić averaged 33.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 9 assists,...

 It's Monday, you know what that means! It's time to take a look back at the past week and see who the best players were around the league. Click here to check out last week's if you missed it . If not, let's get into this. Point Guard: Luka  Dončić The Dallas Mavericks have been disappointing this year. After playing .500 basketball to start the season, the Mavericks fell off hard at the end of January and into February, losing six straight and dropping 8-13. This past week was a better look for the team, as they went 2-2, but they still find themselves in a hole at 10-14, the second-worst record in the West. Thankfully, Luka  Dončić didn't go into a slump like the team did as a whole, as he has remained one of the best point guards in the league. This week was no different, as he averaged 30.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 9.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 43% from the field and 43% from three-point range.  Dončić would cap off the week by matching a car...

 It's Monday, you know what that means! It's time to take a look back at the past week and see who the best players were around the league. Click here to check out last week's if you missed it . If not, let's get into this. Point Guard: Luka Dončić For the second week in a row, the easy choice for the top point guard in the league this week was Luka Dončić. After a disappointing start to the season, the Dallas Mavericks have rebounded and risen to a decent 6-5 record on the year. A 1-1 outing this past week didn't really hurt or help their standing, but they are still one of the better teams in the West early in the year. Leading the way for the Mavericks was, obviously, Dončić. For the second week in a row, Dončić averaged a triple-double, racking up 31 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 11 assists per game, while also adding a steal and two blocks per game and shooting 53% from the field and 38% from three. In the Mavericks' sole win this week over the Hornets, Dončić...

It's Monday, you know what that means! It's time to take a look back at the past week and see who the best players were around the league. Click here to check out last week's if you missed it . If not, let's get into this. Point Guard: Luka Dončić After an underwhelming start to the year where they went 2-3, the Dallas Mavericks have rebounded in a big way this past week, going 3-1 and improving to 5-4 on the year. This bounce-back can be attributed to strong performances by the supporting cast, specifically Tim Hardaway Jr, but the clear leader for this team this past week was Luka Dončić. In the three games he played this week, the Mavericks went undefeated while Dončić averaged a triple-double 30.3 points, 12 rebounds, and 11.3 assists per game while shooting 48% from the field and 31% from three-point range and adding two steals a game. During the week, Dončić recorded two triple-doubles, the best of which came in the win over the Rockets when he recorded 33 points,...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, it's time for me to give my picks for the Team of the Week. Click here to read last week's edition.  Now before I start, I just want to mention that, for these, I don't pick players who's teams performed poorly that week. If a player averages 40 points a game for a week, but his team does nothing but lose, then what's the point. That being said, D'Angelo Russell & Damian Lillard aren't getting the nods this week, but they will get reserve spots. So with that out of the way, this is the NBA Team of the Week. Point Guard: Luka Doncic After three underwhelming seasons, the Mavericks have had a strong start to the season, going 6-3 early in the year after going 3-1 this week. The addition of Kristaps Porzingis has proven to be very beneficial very quickly, but the true leader of the Mavericks has been the reigning Rookie of the Year in Luka Doncic. For the week, Doncic averaged 29.5 points, 12.3 rebou...