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LeBron, Kaman named Players of the Week
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Updated: 2010-01-12 13:33
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NEW YORK - The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Kaman were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week respectively on Monday, for games played January 4 through January 10.
James topped the NBA in scoring with 33.0 points per game, ranked third in the Eastern Conference in assists of 7.7 per game and added 7.7 rebounds, while leading the Cavaliers to a 2-1 record.
On January 10, he scored 41 points and collected 10 rebounds for his fifth game of at least 40 points and 12th double-double of the season. The award is James' third of the season.
Kaman led the Clippers to a 3-0 week by averaging a double- double with 21.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. He posted consecutive double-doubles in wins over the Los Angeles Lakers (21 points, 14 rebounds) and Miami Heat (22 points, 14 rebounds).
Kaman scored 20 or more points in each game to earn his second Western Conference Player of the Week award in 2009-10 season.
