On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the Player of the Week for week 15. James of the Lakers and Mitchell of the Cavaliers were elected, respectively. This is the 69th time in James' career that he has won the Weekly Award and the first time he has won the award this season.

The 69-time Weekly Championship continues to break James' own record and surpasses the combined efforts of No. 2 Kobe Bryant (33) and No. 3 Durant (32). Zhan Huang (40 years, 36 days) surpassed Jordan (40 years, 24 days) to become the oldest weekly best in history. This is the eighth time in Mitchell's career that he has won the Weekly Award, and the second time he has won the award this season.

Western Conference of the Week: James

James led the Lakers to a 3-1 record last week, averaging 27.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 10.0 assists per game. The Lakers officially posted a poster to congratulate James on winning the award, with the caption: "This is 40 years old, Western Conference Weekly Awards: LeBron James." ”

Against the Hornets, James had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists; Against the 76ers, James had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists; Against the Wizards, James had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists; Against the Knicks, James had 33 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.

So far this season, James has averaged 24 points, 7.6 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game, shooting 51.3% from the field and 37.9% from three-point range. The Lakers are currently 28-19 and in fifth place in the West.

Eastern Weekly Best: Mitchell

Mitchell led the Cavaliers to a 4-0 record last week, averaging 22.8 points and 6.0 assists per game while shooting 53.3 percent from the field. The Cavaliers officially posted a poster to congratulate Mitchell on winning the award.

Against the Pistons, Mitchell had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists; Against the Heat, Mitchell had 34 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists; Against the Hawks, Mitchell had 24 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists; Against the Mavericks, Mitchell had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

So far this season, Mitchell has averaged 23.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, shooting 45% from the field and 39.8% from three-point range. The Cavaliers are currently 40-9 and ranked No. 1 in the league.

The players nominated for the Player of the Week are as follows –

West: Ayton, Booker, Edwards, Jaren Jackson Jr., Zubac

East: Adebayo, Cunningham, Haliburton, Siakam, Maxey, Tatum