Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and Carmelo Anthony of the
Denver Nuggets were selected as the NBA's top players for the week
ending November 26.
Howard earned the Eastern Conference award with a healthy
average 18.5 points per game and a league-best 14.3 rebounds per
game while leading the Magic to three wins in four games. He shot
53.1 percent from the field and posted four successive
double-doubles in the last week.
Anthony averaged 31.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per
game to capture the Western Conference honor. He scored 30-plus
points in three of Denver's four wins and has now scored at least
30 points in 9 games out of 12 this season.
Other nominees for the award included Cleveland's Drew Gooden
and LeBron James, Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, Detroit's Chauncey Billups
and Tayshaun Prince, Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, Milwaukee's Andrew
Bogut, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, Sacramento's Kevin Martin and
Toronto's T.J. Ford.
(Xinhua News Agency via CRI November 28, 2006)