Paul George, Russell Westbrook named Players of the Week

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Indiana Pacers' Paul George and Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook were respectively named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week on Monday.

George led the Pacers to a 3-0 week. He paced the East in scoring (31.7 points per game) and tied for seventh in rebounding (9.0 rpg) while shooting 57.4 percent from the field. On April 4, he scored 18 points in the third quarter to help erase a 19-point deficit before finishing with 35 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 108-90 win over the Toronto Raptors. On April 6, he had 23 points, 10 rebounds and four steals in a 104-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Westbrook helped the Thunder to a 3-1 week. He averaged 32.5 points (second in the West), 12.5 rebounds (third) and 10.3 assists (third). On April 9, he recorded his 42nd triple double with 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a 106-105 win over the Denver Nuggets, breaking Oscar Robertson' s 55-year-old record for most triple doubles (41) in a season.