The NFL owns Thanksgiving, but Christmas is the NBA’s, and we’re just about there. Before then, let’s recap Week 9 and the best performances.
With the performances of many players on a gamely basis, it can be hard to pick other players to make the Moments of the Week. Nevertheless, plenty of players are making noise on a weekly basis.
Across the league there were a number of great games and moments, so who did enough to make NBA 2K20 MyTEAM’s MOTW 9? Check it out here.
Shai Gilgeos-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
STEP UP: Gilgeos-Alexander is shining for the Thunder
Gilgeos-Alexander was a recipient of a MOTW 1 card, but this week’s performance against the Phoenix Suns should earn his second MOTW card.
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The young guard shone for the Thunder and dropped a career high 32 points. He added four rebounds and three assists, but setting a career high in points is really why we’re here. The Thunder needed players to step up with the loss of Russell Westbrook, and Gilgeos-Alexander is doing that.
Russell Westbrook, Houston Rockets
HEATING UP: Is Westbrook finally hitting his stride in Houston?
This week may go down as when Westbrook finally becomes the consistent player he was for the Thunder. He had a few great games this week, but his performance against the Clippers was best.
The Rockets are fighting to keep pace with the Lakers, and beating the Clippers is a huge step to doing that. Westbrook stepped up with 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Maybe not the triple double’s we’re used to seeing, but 40 points is a hell of a show.
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Kristaps Porzingis, Dallas Mavericks
CAREER NIGHT: Porzingis came up big with a career high in rebounds
This season has been the Luka Doncic show for the Mavericks, but Porzingis added a career day into the Mavericks’ 2019 season storybook against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The towering forward contributed 22 points in the win, but he set a new career high with a whopping 18 rebounds. That should be enough to earn him his first card other than his standard 85 OVR version.
Hassan Whiteside, Portland Trail Blazers
BULLY: Whiteside was dominant against the Timberwolves
The Trailblazers are perhaps starting to heat up a little bit – they have a long way to go to really compete in the West – but Whiteside took center stage against the Timberwolves to bring the Blazers their 14th win of the season.
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The center came up big with a physically dominant performance. He grabbed 22 rebounds and added a huge seven blocks. The Timberwolves couldn’t get by Whiteside who added 16 points to his impressive performance.
These are the rest of the players we think will earn a MOTW card.
Jordan Clarkson, Cleveland Cavaliers
C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers
Malik Monk, Charlotte Hornets
R.J. Barrett, New York Knicks
Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors
Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
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