NBA Players of the Week | Eastern & Western Conference "Dec. 23-Dec. 29"

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Name: Chris Bosh                   Team: Miami                   Position: PF                   Height: 6-11                   Weight: 235                   Age: 29

Name: Kevin Durant Team: Oklahoma City Position: SF Height: 6-9 Weight: 240 Age: 25

NEW YORK -- The Miami Heat's Chris Bosh and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 23, through Sunday, Dec. 29.

Bosh helped Miami to a 3-1 week, which included wins over the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 22.3 points, 8.0 rebounds (tied for 10th in the conference), 1.75 blocks and 1.25 steals. Bosh posted two point-rebound double-doubles, including a 37-point, 10-rebound effort on Dec. 28, during a 108-107 win over Portland -- a game in which he connected on the game winning three-point field goal with 0.5 seconds remaining.

Durant led the Thunder to a 3-0 week behind a league-best 32.0 points on .574 shooting from the field, 10.7 rebounds (10th in the conference) and 5.7 assists. Durant posted back-to-back point-rebound double-doubles in wins over the Charlotte Bobcats and Houston Rockets. He connected on 9-of-16 (.529) three-point field goals on the week, and is shooting a career-best .426 from distance on the season.

Chris Bosh, Miami Heat

Dec. 25 @ L.A. Lakers: Recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds during a 101-95 win over the Lakers.
Dec. 27 @ Sacramento: Collected 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocks during a 108-103 overtime loss to the Kings.
Dec. 28 @ Portland: Tallied 37 points, 10 rebounds and two steals in a 108-107 win over the Trail Blazers.

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

Dec. 25 @ New York: Tallied 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a 123-94 win against the Knicks.
Dec. 27 @ Charlotte: Posted 34 points, 12 rebounds and added six assists in an 89-85 win over the Bobcats.
Dec. 29 vs. Houston: Scored 33 points and added 13 rebounds and five assists in a 117-86 win over the Rockets.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Golden State's Stephen Curry, Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, Memphis' Zach Randolph, Miami's LeBron James, Minnesota's Kevin Love, Orlando's Arron Afflalo, Phoenix's Miles Plumlee and Toronto's Kyle Lowry.

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NBA Injuries "12/29/13"

PLAYER	TEAM	POS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Reggie Bullock	LAC	SG	Ankle	Questionable for Dec. 30 vs. Phoenix
Jimmy Butler	CHI	SG	Toe	Probable for Dec. 30 at Memphis
DeMarre Carroll	ATL	SF	Thumb	Out until at least Jan. 3 vs. Golden State
Toney Douglas	GS	PG	Illness	Questionable for Dec. 31 at Orlando
Pau Gasol	LAL	PF	Illness	Out for Dec. 29 vs. Philadelphia
Chris Kaman	LAL	C	Ankle	Probable for Dec. 29 vs. Philadelphia
Cartier Martin	ATL	SF	Ankle	Questionable for Dec. 31 at Boston
Evan Turner	PHI	SF	Knee	Probable for Dec. 29 at L.A. Lakers

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Standings

EASTERN	W	L	WESTERN	W	L
Indiana	24	5	Oklahoma City	24	5
Miami	22	7	Portland	24	5
Atlanta	17	13	San Antonio	23	7
Charlotte	14	17	Houston	21	11
Detroit	14	18	L.A. Clippers	20	11
Washington	13	14	Golden State	18	13
Toronto	13	15	Phoenix	17	11
Boston	13	17	Dallas	17	13
Chicago	11	17	Minnesota	15	15
Cleveland	10	19	Denver	14	15
Brooklyn	10	20	New Orleans	13	15
Orlando	9	20	Memphis	13	16
New York	9	21	L.A. Lakers	13	17
Philadelphia	8	20	Sacramento	9	19
Milwaukee	6	24	Utah	9	23

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NBA Players of the Week | Eastern & Western Conference "Dec. 16 - Dec. 22"

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Name: Dwyane Wade                   Team: Miami                   Position: SG                   Height: 6-4                   Weight: 220                   Age: 32

Name: Blake Griffin Team: L.A. Clippers Position: PF Height: 6-10 Weight: 251 Age: 24

NEW YORK -- The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 16, through Sunday, Dec. 22.

Wade averaged 26.3 points (fourth in the Eastern Conference) while leading the Heat to a 3-0 week. He scored at least 20 points, shot at least .560 from the floor, and led Miami in scoring in all three games. On Dec. 18, Wade tallied a season-high 32 points on 15-of-25 shooting and added three rebounds as the Heat topped the Indiana Pacers 97-94.

Griffin helped the Clippers to a 4-0 week behind averages of 26.0 points (third in the Western Conference), 11.3 rebounds (ninth in the conference) and 3.3 assists. He recorded three point-rebound double-doubles in the week. On Dec. 22, Griffin scored 32 points and added 10 rebounds and four steals as the Clippers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-116 in overtime.

Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

Dec. 16 vs. Utah: Recorded 27 points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in a 117-94 victory over the Jazz.
Dec. 18 vs. Indiana: Posted a season high 32 points, three rebounds and three steals in a 97-94 win over the Pacers.
Dec. 20 vs. Sacramento: Scored 20 points and added five assists, five rebounds and three steals as the Heat beat the Kings 122-103.

Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers

Dec. 16 vs. San Antonio: Tallied 27 points, nine rebounds and two assists during the Clippers' 115-92 win over the Spurs.
Dec.18 vs. New Orleans: Posted a double- double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and added five assists in a 108-95 win over the Pelicans.
Dec. 21 vs. Denver: Posted 24 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal during a 112-91 win over the Nuggets.
Dec. 22 vs. Minnesota: Posted 32 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and added four steals during a 120-116 win over the Timberwolves.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Atlanta's Al Horford, Charlotte's Kemba Walker, Golden State's Stephen Curry, Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Portland's Damian Lillard, Toronto's Kyle Lowry and Washington's John Wall.
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NBA Players of the Week | Eastern & Western Conference "Dec. 9 - Dec 15"

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Name: Kyrie Irving                    Team: Cleveland                    Position: G                    Height: 6-3                    Weight: 191                    Age: 21

Name: LaMarcus Aldridge Team: Portland Position: FC Height: 6-11 Weight: 240 Age: 28

The Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving and the Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge on Monday were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 9, through Sunday, Dec. 15.

Irving helped the Cavaliers to a 2-1 week with averages of 29.0 points (fourth in the league), 6.3 assists (tied for fifth in the conference) and 2.33 steals (tied for third in the conference). Irving, who connected on 9-of-22 (.409) three-point field goals on the week, made 4-of-7 from distance en route to 37 points on Dec. 10 -- a game in which he added 11 assists -- as Cleveland topped the New York Knicks 109-94.

Aldridge, who captured his third Player of the Week award this season and second consecutive, led the Trail Blazers to a 4-0 week behind averages of 25.5 points (eighth in the league), a league-best 14.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 blocks. He led Portland in scoring in each game and posted three point-rebound double-doubles, including a 31-point, 25-rebound effort on Dec. 12, during a 111-104 win over the Houston Rockets. At 21-4 (.840), Portland sits atop the Western Conference standings.

Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec. 10 vs. New York: Scored 37 points and added 11 assists in a 109-94 win over the Knicks.
Dec. 13 @ Orlando: Posted 31 points and added five assists in a 109-100 win over the Magic.
Dec. 14 @ Miami: Collected 19 points, four steals and three assists during a 114-107 loss to the Heat.

LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers

Dec. 12 vs. Houston: Collected 31 points and 25 rebounds in a 111-104 win over the Rockets.
Dec. 14 @ Philadelphia: Totaled 20 points, 16 rebounds and five assists during a 139-105 win over the 76ers.
Dec. 15 @ Detroit: Posted 27 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in a 111-109 overtime win against the Pistons.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Brooklyn's Deron Williams, Golden State's Stephen Curry, Indiana's Roy Hibbert, Miami's LeBron James, Minnesota's Kevin Love, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Phoenix's Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic, Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins and Isaiah Thomas, San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Toronto's DeMar DeRozan.

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Standings

EASTERN	W	L	WESTERN	W	L
Indiana	20	4	Portland	21	4
Miami	18	6	San Antonio	19	4
Atlanta	13	12	Oklahoma City	19	4
Boston	12	14	LA Clippers	16	9
Detroit	12	14	Houston	16	9
Washington	10	13	Phoenix	14	9
Charlotte	10	14	Denver	14	9
Chicago	9	13	Dallas	14	10
Toronto	9	13	Golden State	13	12
Cleveland	9	14	New Orleans	11	11
Brooklyn	9	15	Minnesota	12	13
New York	7	17	LA Lakers	11	13
Orlando	7	17	Memphis	10	13
Philadelphia	7	19	Sacramento	7	15
Milwaukee	5	19	Utah	6	21

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NBA Players of the Week | Eastern & Western Conference "Dec. 2 - Dec. 8"

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The Boston Celtics' Jordan Crawford and the Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge on Monday were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 2, through Sunday, Dec. 8.

Crawford led the Celtics to the East's lone perfect mark on the week at 3-0, behind averages of 23.3 points (fourth in the conference) on .610 shooting from the field (sixth in the conference), 6.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds. Crawford connected on 12-of-23 three-point field goals on the week, including a career-high six makes from distance on Dec. 8, during a 114-73 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Aldridge led the Trail Blazers to a 3-1 week, including wins over the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. He posted a point-rebound double-double in each of Portland's four games, and averaged 26.3 points (third in the conference), 12.8 rebounds (fifth in the conference), 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals. On Dec. 4, Aldridge collected 38 points, 13 rebounds and five assists during a 111-104 win over the Thunder.

Jordan Crawford, Boston Celtics

Dec. 3 vs. Milwaukee: Tallied a season-high 25 points and added five assists and two rebounds in a 108-100 win over the Bucks.
Dec. 6 vs. Denver: Posted 22 points, eight assists and four rebounds during a 106-98 win over the Nuggets.
Dec. 8 @ New York: Connected on six three-point field goals en route to 23 points, and added seven assists and three rebounds in a 114-73 win over the Knicks.

LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers

Dec. 2 vs. Indiana: Posted 28 points, 10 rebounds and three assists during a 106-102 win over the Pacers.
Dec. 4 vs. Oklahoma City: Tallied 38 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in a 111-104 win over the Thunder.
Dec. 6 vs. Utah: Scored 20 points and added 15 rebounds, four assists and two steals during a 130-98 win over the Jazz.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, Detroit's Andre Drummond and Brandon Jennings, Golden State's Stephen Curry, Indiana's Paul George and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant.

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NBA ALL-STAR 2014 EASTERN  CONFERENCE EAST BACKCOURT (24) Arron Afflalo, Orlando Ray Allen, Miami Bradley Beal, Washington Mario Chalmers, Miami DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raymond Felton, New York Gerald Henderson, Charlotte George Hill, Indiana Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Brandon Jennings, Detroit Joe Johnson, Brooklyn Kyle Lowry, Toronto O.J. Mayo, Milwaukee Victor Oladipo, Orlando Rajon Rondo, Boston Derrick Rose, Chicago J.R. Smith, New York Lance Stephenson, Indiana Jeff Teague, Atlanta Evan Turner, Philadelphia Dwyane Wade, Miami Kemba Walker, Charlotte John Wall, Washington Deron Williams, Brooklyn EAST FRONTCOURT (36) Carmelo Anthony, New York Carlos Boozer, Chicago Chris Bosh, Miami Andrew Bynum, Cleveland Tyson Chandler, New York Luol Deng, Chicago Andre Drummond, Detroit Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn Rudy Gay, Toronto Paul George, Indiana Marcin Gortat, Washington Danny Granger, Indiana Jeff Green, Boston Tobias Harris, Orlando Spencer Hawes, Philadelphia Roy Hibbert, Indiana Al Horford, Atlanta Ersan Ilyasova, Milwaukee LeBron James, Miami Al Jefferson, Charlotte Brook Lopez, Brooklyn Paul Millsap, Atlanta Greg Monroe, Detroit Nene, Washington Joakim Noah, Chicago Paul Pierce, Brooklyn Larry Sanders, Milwaukee Josh Smith, Detroit Amar'e Stoudemire, New York Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Gerald Wallace, Boston David West, Indiana Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia

NBA ALL-STAR 2014 EASTERN  CONFERENCE WEST BACKCOURT (24) Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers Mike Conley, Memphis Jamal Crawford, LA Clippers Stephen Curry, Golden State  Goran Dragic, Phoenix Monta Ellis, Dallas Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Eric Gordon, New Orleans James Harden, Houston Jrue Holiday, New Orleans Ty Lawson, Denver Damian Lillard, Portland Jeremy Lin, Houston Kevin Martin, Minnesota Steve Nash, LA Lakers Tony Parker, San Antonio Chris Paul, LA Clippers J.J. Redick, LA Clippers Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento Klay Thompson, Golden State Greivis Vasquez, Sacramento Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City WEST FRONTCOURT (36) LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Ryan Anderson, New Orleans Omer Asik, Houston  Harrison Barnes, Golden State Nicolas Batum, Portland Andrew Bogut, Golden State Wilson Chandler, Denver DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Anthony Davis, New Orleans Tim Duncan, San Antonio Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Tyreke Evans, New Orleans Kenneth Faried, Denver Derrick Favors, Utah Danilo Gallinari, Denver Marc Gasol, Memphis Pau Gasol, LA Lakers Blake Griffin, LA Clippers Gordon Hayward, Utah Dwight Howard, Houston Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Andre Iguodala, Golden State DeAndre Jordan, LA Clippers Enes Kanter, Utah David Lee, Golden State Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Kevin Love, Minnesota Shawn Marion, Dallas JaVale McGee, Denver Markieff Morris, Phoenix Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Chandler Parsons, Houston Nikola Pekovic, Minnesota Zach Randolph, Memphis Tiago Splitter, San Antonio Derrick Williams, Minnesota

NBA Players of the Week | Eastern & Western Conference "Nov. 25 - Dec. 1"

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               Name: LeBron James                                    Name: Kevin Durant
               Team: Miami                                               Team: Oklahoma City
               Position: F                                                  Position: SF
               Height: 6-8                                                  Height: 6-9
               Weight: 250                                                 Weight: 240
               Age: 29                                                        Age: 25

NEW YORK -- The Miami Heat's LeBron James and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 25, through Sunday, Dec. 1.

James helped the Heat to a 4-0 week on the strength of a league-best 29.0 ppg, as he shot over 60 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from distance. He scored at least 25 points in all four contests, tying his longest streak of consecutive 25-point games this season. James also contributed averages of 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals.

Durant guided the Thunder to three victories in as many games. He ranked second in the conference in scoring (27.0 ppg), fifth in rebounding (12.0 rpg) and 11th in assists (7.0 apg). Durant's week included two double-doubles and a 32-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound triple-double in the Thunder's 113-103 win over Minnesota Sunday.

LeBron James, Miami Heat

Nov. 25 vs. Phoenix: Tallied 35 points, five rebounds and four assists in a 107-92 win over the Suns.
Nov. 27 @ Cleveland: Posted 28 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals during a 95-84 win over the Cavs.
Nov. 29 @ Toronto: Recorded 27 points and six rebounds in a 90-83 win over the Raptors.
Dec. 1 vs. Charlotte: Contributed 26 points and five boards in a 99-98 win over the Bobcats.

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

Nov. 27 vs. San Antonio: Posted a 24-point, 13-rebound, four-assist effort in a 94-88 victory over the Spurs.
Nov. 29 vs. Golden State: Recorded 25 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two blocks in a 113-112 overtime victory against the Warriors.
Dec. 2 vs. Minnesota: In addition to recording a triple-double of 32 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, contributed four blocks and four steals in a 113-103 victory over the Timberwolves.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Denver's Ty Lawson, Detroit's Andre Drummond, Golden State's Stephen Curry, Houston's Chandler Parsons, Indiana's Paul George and Washington's John Wall.

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