Overview
- The NBA, which announced the Week 23 awards Monday, honored Denver's Nikola Jokic and Boston's Jayson Tatum.
- Jokic averaged 26.0 points, 17.0 rebounds and 14.0 assists as Denver went 4-0 against the Suns, Mavericks, Jazz and Warriors.
- Following Monday's 116-93 win over Golden State, where Jokic posted 25 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes, Denver moved to 48-28 with a six-game win streak.
- Tatum produced 25.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists in a 3-0 week after his March 6 return from Achilles repair, and Boston improved to 50-24 to clinch a playoff berth.
- Other West nominees included Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Darius Garland, Kawhi Leonard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alperen Sengun, Victor Wembanyama and Jamal Murray, with the NBA calling it Jokic's third weekly honor this season and the 20th of his career.