Ben Simmons and Kawhi Leonard have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 13.
Simmons averaged 21.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers went 3-1. Leonard, meanwhile, averaged 38.0 points, 5.0 assists and 2.7 steals as the Los Angeles Clippers went 3-0:
#Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and #76ers forward Ben Simmons have been named #NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively. pic.twitter.com/zq0kWufKWE
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) January 20, 2020
The Clippers are 30-13 on this 2019-20 NBA season. They are legitimate title contenders with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George leading the way.
In 33 games this season, Leonard is averaging 26.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists. He's shooting 46.8 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 88.6 percent from the free-throw line.
The Clippers are 2-0 against the Los Angeles Lakers this season, and Leonard dominated James in the first two matchups between the two LA teams. The 2014 and 2019 NBA Finals MVP is averaging 32.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists versus the Lakers while shooting 55.3 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from beyond the arc and 94.4 percent from the free-throw line.
For the Sixers, Ben Simmons is averaging 15.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists. The Sixers entered play Monday with a record of 28-16 on the season. They are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
There has been talk that the Sixers are looking to add more shooters next to Simmons and Joel Embiid since the floor spacing in Philadelphia has been poor this season. Embiid is currently out after undergoing surgery on his hand, though he shouldn't be out too long.
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