Butler, Nash awarded NBA weekly honors Biography Butler averaged 23.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.8 steals while leading the Wizards to a 4-0 week. He had 27 points, including the game- winning dunk with two seconds left, and 10 assists and five rebounds in Washington’s 99-98 win over New York on January 17. Nash, who is receiving the award for the second time this season, averaged 15.5 points, 13.8 assists and 2.3 rebounds while guiding Phoenix to a 4-0 week, extending their winning streak to 13 games. He poured in 21 points, dished out 14 assists and grabbed four rebounds in the Suns’ 100-91 win at Houston on January 17. He also notched 15 assists twice - at Memphis on January 15 and against Portland on January 19. Other nominees included Cleveland’s LeBron James, Josh Howard of Dallas, Denver’s Marcus Camby, Richard Hamilton of Detroit, New Jersey’s Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire of Phoenix, Seattle’s Nick Collison, Chris Bosh of Toronto and Utah’s Carlos Boozer.
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