Nikola Jokic Named NBA Player Of The Week In Western Conference

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been named the NBA Player of the Week in the Western Conference. Jokic led a Nuggets team that won all four of the games it played in in the past week.

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets poses for a portrait during the 2018 Denver Nuggets Media Day. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images)

That included an impressive 136-122 win over the Rockets at the Pepsi Center on Friday.

In those four games, Jokic averages 22 points, 11.8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Last week Jokic was named an NBA All-Star for the 2018-2019 season.

The Nuggets (37-15) are currently tied for the Western Conference lead with the Golden State Warriors (37-15).

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