POSTED: Monday December 28th 2009
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LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week

WINS AWARD FOR 2ND TIME THE SEASON

CLEVELAND - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named today as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, December 21st through Sunday, December 27th.

In four games during the week, James averaged an Eastern Conference-best 29.5 points on .511 shooting, 7.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals in 38.0 minutes per game.  James wins the award for the second time this season and the 22nd time in his career.  He led the team to four consecutive wins during the week (all over Western Conference opponents) and the Cavs have now won nine of their last 10 games, bringing their record to 24-8 on the season, 11-3 overall against the Western Conference and 14-3 (.824) against teams that had at least a .500-record the day of the game.

James finished with 29 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 109-91 victory over the Suns on December 21st, helping the Cavs become the first team to defeat Phoenix at home this season and handing Phoenix its first home loss since March 12, 2009, a span of 285 days.  The Cavaliers are the only opponent to win in Phoenix in the Suns’ last 21 home games.  In that span, the Suns are 19-0 against the rest of the NBA and 0-2 against the Cavs.

In a 117-104 overtime win over the Kings, he posted a triple-double this week with 34 points, a season-high 16 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player since Vince Carter during the 2006-07 season to total at least those numbers in game.   James tallied 26 points, four rebounds, nine assists, one block and two steals in a Christmas Day 102-87 win over the Lakers, which ended the Lakers 10-game home winning streak.  In the Cavaliers only game at The Q this week, he posted a game-high 29 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals versus the Rockets on December 27th.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant was named the Western Conference Player of the Week.  Other nominees for the Eastern Conference Player of the Week were teammate Mo Williams, Atlanta’s Al Horford and Miami’s Dwyane Wade.

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