Boston Celtics forward/guard Jayson Tatum and Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 20 of the 2021-22 season.
NBA Players of the Week for Week 20.
West: Karl-Anthony Towns (@Timberwolves)
East: Jayson Tatum (@celtics) pic.twitter.com/DRQLn8Ulgu
— NBA (@NBA) March 7, 2022
Check out their performances from the past week of action.
Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics
Jayson Tatum ties Larry Bird for most 50-point games in Celtics history as his 54 points put Boston past Brooklyn.
The Celtics’ star helped Boston to a 3-0 week with averages of 41.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists. His best performance of the week came against the Brooklyn Nets on March 6 when he logged 54 points, five rebounds and three assists in a 126-120 win. The Celtics (39-27) are currently the No. 5 seed in the East standings.
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3-0 with @jaytatum0 averaging an NBA-best 41.3 points per game 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/qh1DSVKnEo
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 7, 2022
Karl-Anthony Towns | Minnesota Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns ran wild against the Blazers in a win on Feb. 5.
Minnesota is in the midst of a four-game win streak thanks to the play of Towns, who put up 28.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists during that span. Towns’ best performance of the week came against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 5 when he registered 36 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a 135-121 win. The Timberwolves (36-29) are currently the No. 7 seed in the West standings.
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𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙒𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙉 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙁𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀
𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 🐺 pic.twitter.com/twbMdR9N7K
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) March 7, 2022