Kemba Walker’s passionate pursuit of the playoffs also earned the Charlotte Hornets All-Star Eastern Conference Player of the Week, named by the NBA Monday.
Walker led the NBA in average scoring for the four applicable games, at 34.8. The Hornets went 3-1 in those games, including Sunday’s road victory over the Detroit Pistons. They are a game behind the Pistons for the last playoff spot in the East, with two games remaining for both teams. The Hornets hold the tiebreaker over the Pistons.
This was Walker’s seventh Player of the Week award in an eight-season NBA career, all in Charlotte.