New York, NY – Miami Heat forward LeBron James and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played January 23 through January 29.
James led the Eastern Conference in scoring with a 29-point average and chipped in 7.5 rebounds, six assists and one steal per game as the Heat went undefeated (4-0) for the week.
Westbrook propelled the Thunder to their own undefeated (3-0) week by averaging 22.0 points, 7.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals.
Other nominees for were Atlanta's Joe Johnson and Jeff Teague, Boston's Paul Pierce, Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol, Miami's Chris Bosh, Minnesota's Kevin Love, New Jersey's Deron Williams, Philadelphia's Lou Williams, and Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge.
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