Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week, the NBA announced on Monday afternoon.
In four games, Schroder averaged 25.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6 assists to help lead Oklahoma City to a season’s best four-game win streak. He also shot 50.7% from the field.
Schroder topped the 20-point mark in three of the Thunder’s four victories last week and has done so seven times in the last nine games.
The only game in which he did not score 20 or more was in OKC’s comeback win over the Chicago Bulls on December 16. In that game, he scored 18.
In the Thunder’s come-from-behind victory over Memphis on Wednesday, OKC was spurred by Schroder, who tied a career-high with 31 points. In that win, Schroder shot 10-of-19 from the floor and made 10 of his 11 free-throw attempts, including four down the stretch to ice the game.
Schroder and the Thunder return to action on Thursday, when they try and cap a perfect five-for-five homestand with a win over the Grizzlies.
