Overview
- The league honored Dončić (West) and Adebayo (East) for performances spanning March 9–15.
- Dončić averaged 37.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 11.0 assists as the Lakers went 3-0, including a game-winner against the Nuggets and his first 50-point game with Los Angeles.
- Adebayo averaged 41.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals in a 2-1 stretch highlighted by an 83-point outing, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history.
- This is Adebayo’s second Player of the Week this season and the fourth of his career, while Dončić captured his third of the season.
- Miami rose to seventh in the East and Los Angeles climbed to third in the West, with debate over Miami’s endgame approach continuing as coach Erik Spoelstra defended the team.