Gasol, James capture NBA weekly honors Biography James averaged 36.3 points, 8.3 assists and 8.0 rebounds to guide his team to a perfect 3-0 record last week. He tallied his fifth triple-double of the season against Charlotte on March 22 with 37 points, 11 boards and 12 assists, and sprang for 36 points against both Boston on March 24 and Houston on March 26. Not only did James post a triple-double against Charlotte, but also hit the game-winning shot with less than a second to play in a 120-118 victory. Gasol, meanwhile, averaged a double-double of 26.8 points and 10.8 rebounds last week to help his team to a 4-0 mark. He shot over 60 percent in that stretch, including a 9-of-15 performance (23 points) on March 21 versus Indiana en route to a 105-75 Memphis win. Gasol also surpassed Shareef Abdur-Rahim as the Grizzlies’ all-time leading rebounder after gathering eight boards against New York on March 24. Other Player of the Week nominees were Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, New Jersey’s Vince Carter and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic.
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