published: 2008-25-02 
CLEVELAND'S JAMES AND SAN ANTONIO'S GINOBILI NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
por NBA.com
The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and the San
Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili today were named the Eastern and Western
Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Tuesday,
Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 24.
During a 3-1 week for the Cavaliers, James recorded back-to-back
triple-doubles (Feb. 19 vs. Houston and Feb. 20 at Indiana) and averaged a
triple-double (28.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 10.5 assists) over Cleveland's
four games. James became the first player since Magic Johnson in 1988 to
record triple-doubles on consecutive days twice in the same season, as he
previously posted back-to-back triple-doubles on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25. For
the week, James led the Eastern Conference in assists, was third in
rebounding and fourth in scoring.
Ginobili guided the Spurs to a 3-0 week, averaging 30.7 points, 6.3 assists
and 4.3 rebounds. Ginobili, who leads the Spurs in scoring at 20.7 ppg, hit
the game-winning jumper against the Timberwolves on Feb. 21, to cap a
44-point night. Over his last five contests (all victories), Ginobili
shot .640 (55-for-86) from the field and .591 (26-of-44) from three-point
range. Also during his last five games, Ginobili has two 40-point efforts
(at Cleveland on Feb. 13 and at Minnesota on Feb. 21), and set career highs
in rebounds (15 at Toronto on Feb. 21) and assists (12 vs. New Orleans on
Feb. 23).
Here is a recap of the week for James and Ginobili:
LeBron James, Cleveland
Feb. 19 vs. Houston: Tallied 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in a
93-85 loss to the Rockets.
Feb. 20 @ Indiana: Posted a second-straight triple-double with 31 points,
14 rebounds and 12 assists in a 106-97 win over the Pacers.
Feb. 22 vs. Washington: Collected 33 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists
in a 90-89 win against the Wizards.
Feb. 24 vs. Memphis: Totaled 25 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists in a
109-89 win over the Grizzlies.
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio
Feb. 19 vs. Charlotte: Recorded 18 points, four rebounds and three assists
in an 85-65 win against the Bobcats.
Feb. 21 @ Minnestota,: Poured in 44 points and added three rebounds and
four assists in a 100-99 win over the Timberwolves.
Feb. 23 vs. New Orleans: Tallied 30 points, six assists and 12 rebounds in
a 98-89 win over the Hornets.
Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week
were Detroit's Chauncey Billups and Rasheed Wallace, Houston's Tracy
McGrady, the Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom, New Jersey's Richard
Jefferson, Orlando's Dwight Howard, Phoenix's Amaré Stoudemire,
Sacramento's Ron Artest and Toronto's Chris Bosh.
