The Brooklyn Nets' Deron Williams and the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry on Monday were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 3, through Sunday, Nov. 9.
Williams led Brooklyn to a 3-1 week that included wins over the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. He averaged 20.8 points (eighth in the conference) on .569 shooting from the field (seventh in the conference) and added 7.0 assists (tied for fourth in the conference).
The Warriors posted a 2-1 week behind Curry, who along with the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant paced the league in scoring at 30.0 ppg. Curry's 3.33 steals were also tops on the week, and his 7.3 assists were good for fifth in the Western Conference.
Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Chicago's Pau Gasol, Houston's James Harden, Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, Miami's Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, New Orleans' Anthony Davis, Orlando's Nikola Vucevic, Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge, Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins, Toronto's DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, and Washington's John Wall.