The Cleveland Cavaliers still dominate the Eastern Conference in Week 5. Because of these, 3 out of 5 players listed here are from the Cavs.
Kevin Love's 34 points in the first quarter of their game against Portland Trailblazers highlighted the week 5 action. Will it be enough for Love to bag the top spot?
So here it is. The top 5 best players in the Eastern Conference from Week 5 of the NBA. These are the players that showed remarkable performances in the games played from November 21-27
No. 5: DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are 2-1 in Week 5. They lost to the Los Angeles Clippers but manage to win against the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. At 10-6 win-loss record, they are tied with Chicago Bulls at second place in the Eastern Conference.
DeMar DeRozan carried the Raptors to another great week as he recorded 25.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists. He also shot a decent 48.7% from the field. If DeRozan will continue to play well, Raptors might finish the second in the top 2 or 3 in the East.
No. 4: Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks
Although the New York Knicks are currently 8th in the Eastern Conference with only a 0.5 game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks, they are still in a pretty good position. They are 2-1 in Week 5 and won 3 of their last four games.
Kristaps Porzingis played extremely well as of late. In Week 5, Porzingis averages 24.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks. He also shot 47.3% from the field. Porzingis is showing vast improvement this season in his overall play. And this is a good sign for the Knicks.
No. 3: Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers
In his last game against the Philadelphia 76ers, he scored an astounding 39 points on 14-27 shooting from the field and 5-11 from the three-point line. He was even chosen as the top player in the Eastern Conference for Nov. 27 by an article in HNGN.
He truly deserved to be in the top 3. In the Cavs' perfect Week 5, he averaged 28.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists on 58.2% shooting. He is clearly one of the top point guards in the league.
No. 2: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers went 3-0 in Week 5 of the NBA. And James is playing at a very high level as usual. He recorded a triple-double on 2 of those 3 games.
He is averaging 25.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 12.3 assists in 3 games last week. His versatility has helped the Cavs at the top of the East. The King is having another MVP-type season.
No. 1: Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are so dominant this season. No wonder that the top 3 spots belong to the Cavs' Big Three. At 13-2 win-loss record, they are first in the Eastern Conference.
In the game against the Portland Trailblazers, Kevin Love scored 34 points in the first quarter alone. This is the highest scoring performance in the first quarter and second highest in any quarter.
Because of his outstanding performance, he was awarded as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 21-27, as per NBA.com. In Week 5, he is averaging 30.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists. He also shot a stellar 65.5% shooting from threes and 100% from the foul line as he went 21-21.
Kevin Love has been involved with a lot of trade rumor talks since the offseason. With the way he is playing right now, he is just proving that he belongs to the Cavs' nation.
