Nikola Jokic and Jalen Brunson receive NBA Player of the Week honors / News - Basketnews.com

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson were named NBA Players of the Week.

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Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks were named NBA Players of the Week.

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Jokic, a two-time MVP, finished the regular season strong by averaging 26.5 points on 69% shooting and 11.5 rebounds in Week 25 to lead the Nuggets to a 3-1 record in their last four games.

Denver is the No. 2 seed in the West and now await the results of the Play-In Tournament to find out who they will face in the first round of the playoffs.

Meanwhile, Brunson had averages of 38.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in New York's last four wins. He finished the regular season with four Player of the Week awards.

Brunson and the Knicks secured the second seed in the East and also await the outcome of the East play-in for their first-round opponents.

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