Sacramento King De’Aaron Fox became the first player to total 109+ points in two consecutive NBA games since Kobe Bryant scored a total of 110 points in back-to-back games in March 2007. Photo by the National Basketball Association

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played between Nov. 11 and Nov. 17, the NBA announced on Nov. 18. Fox averaged 40.5 points (57.4 FG%, 57.1 3pt%, 81.0 FT%), 4.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.0 steals in four games over the course of the week.

Fox has now earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors six times in his career, passing DeMarcus Cousins (5) for the second-most Player of the Week awards in franchise history. He led the league in several categories over the past week, including points per game, total points (162), field goals made (58), free throws made (34), total clutch points (21) and clutch field goals made (7).

Fox posted his fourth double-double of the season with 29 points and 10 assists in a win vs. Phoenix on Nov. 13. He followed that up with a 60-point performance vs. Minnesota on Nov. 15, setting the single-game franchise scoring record, shooting 22-of-35 from the field, 6-for-10 from 3-point range and 10-of-11 at the free-throw line. Against the Timberwolves, Fox scored 33 second half points, the second-most by a Kings player since the 1996-97 season, including 20 in the fourth quarter alone. He then posted 49 points, going 16-for-30 from the floor, and knocking down 14 free throws, to go with nine assists and a pair of steals in a win vs. Utah on Nov. 16. Per Elias Sports Bureau, Fox is the first player to total 109+ points in consecutive days since Kobe Bryant (110, 3/22-3/23/2007), and just the third player in NBA history, also joining Wilt Chamberlain. His 109 points set a franchise record for total scoring over a two-game stretch, surpassing Cousins (104, 1/23-1/25/2016).

This season, Fox is posting averages of 28.9 points (50.9 FG%, 84.2 FT%, 61.1 TS%,), 5.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.8 steals in 14 games. Among league leaders this season, he ranks sixth in scoring average while tied for seventh in steals per game. Fox is one of four players this season averaging 28.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 50.0% or better from the floor and holding a true shooting percentage of 60.0% or higher.