Jennings, Durant named NBA's Players of the Week
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Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant have been named the Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively, for games played between Jan. 7-13.
Jennings finished second among East players with a 24.5 points-per-game scoring average while leading the Bucks to a 3-1 record that included come- from-behind road victories over Chicago and Toronto. The fourth-year pro added 6.5 assists and four rebounds per game while shooting 48 percent from the field.
Durant, the league's third-leading scorer (28.6 ppg), captured Western Conference honors after averaging 32.5 points over four contests, three of which were Thunder wins. The three-time scoring champion netted at least 25 points in all four games along with averaging 6.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists.
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Other nominees for the awards included Brooklyn's Deron Williams, Denver's Kenneth Faried, Indiana's David West, Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge and Orlando's Nikola Vucevic.