Utah Jazz: Williams named Western Conference Player of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS — Jazz point guard Deron Williams today was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week starting last Monday and ending Sunday.

It's the first such honor for Williams, and the 43rd all-time for a Jazz player, including one week in 2000 that Karl Malone and John Stockton shared the award.

The Jazz, who have won 11 straight games, won three in a row during the week with victories over Houston, Denver and Toronto.Williams had 25 points against the Raptors on Sunday, a 25-point and 11-assist double-double in Friday's victory over the Nuggets and a 26-point and 14-assist double-double against the Rockets on Wednesday. That's an average of 25.3 points and 11.3 assists per game during the span.

Other nominees were Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, Houston's Yao Ming, the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and San Antonio's Tony Parker.

Miami's Dwyane Wade was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 35.8 points over four games, including two 40-plus-point games.

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