Iverson, Nash named Players of Week
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-12-28 11:03

The Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson and the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash on Monday were named the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played December 20 to 26.

File photo shows the Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson. He and the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash on Monday were named the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played December 20 to 26. [AFP]

Iverson led the Sixers to a 1-1 week, averaging45.5 league-highs in points and 4.0 steals, while tallying 5.5 assists per game in contests against Utah and Indiana.

Iverson shot 30-of-54 (55.6 percent) and 6-of-12 (50.0 percent) from three-point range this week, up considerably from season averages of 42 percent shooting and 29.1 percent three-point shooting. Here corded his second 50-point game of the season on December 20, scoring 51 versus the Jazz.

Nash led the Suns to a perfect 3-0 week, extending their best start in franchise history and maintaining the best record in the NBA at 24-3. He averaged 16.7 points on .545 shooting and a league-high 12.3 assists per game in wins over Denver, Memphis and Toronto.

In the Suns 106-94 win over the Raptors on December 26, Nash set an NBA record for most consecutive winning games with double figure assists with 11, surpassing Magic Johnson's record of 10 during the 1986-87 season.

Other nominees for Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Charlotte's Emeka Okafor, Cleveland's LeBron James, Golden State' Jason Richardson, Miami's Dwyane Wade, New Jersey's Richard Jefferson, Phoenix' Amare Stoudemire, Portland's Zach Randolph and Utah's Carlos Boozer.

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