Detroit
Pistons
forward
Tobias
Harris
named
Eastern
Conference
Player
of the
Week
DETROIT
- The
NBA
announced
today
that
Detroit
Pistons
forward
Tobias
Harris
has been
named
Eastern
Conference
Player
of the
Week.
Harris,
25,
averaged
21.3
points
and 7.7
rebounds
while
shooting
49%
(22-45)
from the
field
and 64%
(14-22)
from
beyond
the arc
to lead
the
Pistons
to a 3-0
record
for the
week.
Harris
connected
on
four-plus
3-pointers
in each
game
while
shooting
better
than 55%
from
behind
the arc
in all
three
games.
“I’m
honored
to be
named
Eastern
Conference
Player
of the
Week,
but this
is truly
a
testament
to how
well
we’ve
been
playing
as a
team,”
Harris
said.
“My
coaches
and
teammates
put me
in
positions
to
succeed
and this
recognition
is a
result
of the
hard
work we
put in,
as a
group,
during
the
offseason
and
training
camp.”
Detroit
has
opened
the
season
with the
third-best
record
in the
NBA at
10-3,
including
a
league-best
7-1 at
home.
Harris
leads
the club
in
scoring
at 20.1
points
per game
while
shooting
48% from
the
field
and 51%
(5th in
the NBA)
from
3-point
range
this
season.
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analysis
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