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Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo named NBA Players of Week

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and Milwaukee Bucksforward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Western andEastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 15of the 2022-23 season (Jan. 23-29).

Last week, Lillard led the Blazers to a 2-1 record. He averaged42.3 points and 7.7 assists, while shooting a ridiculous 63.2% fromthe field.

Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to a 4-0 week, including wins overthe Denver Nuggets (the West's No. 1 seed) and New OrleansPelicans. He averaged 38.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists.Milwaukee is now 33-17, which is the third-best record in theEast.

Other nominees from the Western Conference include AnthonyEdwards (MIN), Paul George (LAC), Kawhi Leonard (LAC) and LeBronJames (LAL).

Other nominees from the Eastern Conference include Bam Adebayo(MIA), Kyle Kuzma (WAS) and Julius Randle (NYK).

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