NBA Inside The Player Of The Week (Nov. 17-23)

This week, the NBA Inside The Player Of The Week award goes to Damian Lillard. This week, Lillard made his mark, let's take a look how.

This week, the Trailblazers played 3 games, winning 2 of them. One of those game were against the Clippers. The main reason for the Trailblazers winning this week was because of Damian Lillard. This week, Lillard averaged 26.7 PPG, 7.3 APG, 4.3 RPG, and 1.7 steals per game.

Now, Lillard didn't shoot the best from 3-point range, as he only shot about 30%, but he made up for it at the free-throw line. He shot 16 free throws this week, making all of them. Lillard also managed to really help offensively and defensively. His offensive and defensive efficiency were great as he had a 96.3 defensive rating and an 104.5 defensive rating this week.

While me might not have shot the best, Lillard made some clutch plays. He came through in the win against the Clippers nailing 3 three-pointers within the last 5 minutes of the game that really turned things in favor for the Blazers and put the game away.

I do want to point out just how great Lillard did from mid-range this week. Lillard made 52.9% from mid-range going 9-17 from there. Most of these shots however, were in isolation, because 88.9% of those shots were unassisted. So it is nice to see Lillard taking it inside the arc a little bit as he was missing from long range. Only 9 of his 28 shots were assisted. So Lillard was in isolation in most of the game. It is clear that he completely took the team on his back and carried them to 2 wins this week.

I want to congratulate Damian Lillard for winning this award and I hope to see more great play like this in the future. Congratulations Damian Lillard, for winning the NBA Inside The Player Of The Week award. Although it might not mean a lot to you, it means a lot to us.