John Wall, James Harden named Players of Week

The Washington Wizards' John Wall and the Houston Rockets' James Harden today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 14.

Wall led the Wizards to one of the East's two perfect records on the week at 4-0 (the Chicago Bulls were 3-0). He averaged 18.3 points, a league leading 11.8 assists, and tied for second in the conference with 2.5 steals.

Harden's league-leading 34.0 ppg on the week helped the Rockets to a 2-1 mark, which included wins over the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 11, and the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 13. He ranked fifth in the conference in assists at 7.3 apg, and second in both steals (2.67 spg) and minutes (41.8 mpg).

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Atlanta's Al Horford, Golden State's Stephen Curry, Los Angeles Clippers' DeAndre Jordan, Memphis' Mike Conley, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook and Toronto's Jonas Valanciunas.