Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul named NBA Players of the Week

The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 16, through Sunday, March 22.

Wade led the Heat to a 3-1 week, averaging 24.5 points (second in the East), 4.0 assists and 2.25 steals (fourth in the conference). He shot 53.2 percent from the field.

Paul powered the Clippers to one of the NBA's two 4-0 weeks. He ranked fifth in the NBA in scoring (26.0 ppg) and second in the West in assists (11.3 apg).

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Cleveland's LeBron James, Detroit's Reggie Jackson, Houston's James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, Orlando's Elfrid Payton, Phoenix's Eric Bledsoe and P.J. Tucker, Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard and Toronto's DeMar DeRozan.