Point guard Chris Paul was named the Western Conference player of the week after averaging 16.3 points, 11.3 assists and 3.5 steals during the Clippers’ victories over Detroit, New Orleans, Sacramento and Phoenix. He had double-doubles in three games.

Paul sparked the Clippers’ blowout of the Suns by scoring 16 points and adding 13 assists and five steals Sunday. It was the second consecutive game in which he recorded five steals following the Clippers’ win Friday over Sacramento.

What’s more, he reached the 5,000-assist milestone for his career during the first half of the Clippers’ win last Wednesday over the Hornets, his old team. He finished with 12 assists in the game, but did not play in the fourth quarter of a 93-77 victory.