Lakers star Luka Doncic named Western Conference player of the month

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA announced on Thursday that Luka Doncic was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in March.

Doncic averaged a league-high 37.5 points (49.2% shooting, 39.2% on 3-pointers), 8 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.3 steals in March. 

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The Lakers recorded a 15-2 record last month (14-2 in the 16 games Doncic played), including going on a nine-game winning streak from March 6-21. 

Doncic scored at least 30 points in a career-best 13 consecutive games in March, including seven 40-point games, two 50-point games and a Laker career-high 60 points in the March 19 road win over the Heat.

He was named the West’s player of the week back-to-back weeks in March.

Doncic’s 600 points scored in March made him one of 10 players in league history to score at least 600 points in a month.

The March Player of the Month honor was Doncic’s second of the season after being named the January Player of the Month.

Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic was the West’s Player of the Month for games played in October/November, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the honor for games played in December and Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama was the Player of the Month in February.

Hawks wing Jalen Johnson was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March.

The 27-year-old Doncic, who’s in the middle of an MVP race, entered Thursday averaging a league-high 33.8 points to go with 8.3 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals entering the Lakers’ matchup against the Thunder.

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