NuGGeTs-FaN
01-26-2010, 02:14 AM
Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 24, the NBA announced today.
Billups led the Nuggets to a 3-0 record last week by averaging 25.7 ppg, 7.7 apg and 5.3 rpg. The Nuggets guard was red-hot all week, shooting .524 (22-42) from the field, .591 (13-22) from three-point range and .909 (20-22) from the foul line. In Oakland on 1/20, he posted a career-high-tying 37 points, eight rebounds and eight assists vs. the Warriors; the following night in Denver he registered 20 points and six assists in just 30 minutes vs. the L.A. Clippers on 1/21; and then closed out the week with 20 points, nine assists and five boards vs. New Orleans at Pepsi Center on 1/23.
This marks the fifth Player of the Week honor for Billups during his 13-year NBA career – second time in the Western Conference. Prior to this past week, he had received the award three times with the Detroit Pistons (2/2/03, 11/23/03 and 3/21/05) and once as a Nugget (11/16/08).
Billups’ honor comes one week after teammate Carmelo Anthony was named the Western Conference Player of the Week on 1/19/10, giving Denver its second-ever back-to-back P.O.W. honorees. Alex English and Fat Lever were recognized in consecutive weeks for the Nuggets during the 1986-87 season (1/25/87 and 2/1/87).
http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/billups_award_20100125.html
and he had 27/6/11 in the win tonight :toast
Billups led the Nuggets to a 3-0 record last week by averaging 25.7 ppg, 7.7 apg and 5.3 rpg. The Nuggets guard was red-hot all week, shooting .524 (22-42) from the field, .591 (13-22) from three-point range and .909 (20-22) from the foul line. In Oakland on 1/20, he posted a career-high-tying 37 points, eight rebounds and eight assists vs. the Warriors; the following night in Denver he registered 20 points and six assists in just 30 minutes vs. the L.A. Clippers on 1/21; and then closed out the week with 20 points, nine assists and five boards vs. New Orleans at Pepsi Center on 1/23.
This marks the fifth Player of the Week honor for Billups during his 13-year NBA career – second time in the Western Conference. Prior to this past week, he had received the award three times with the Detroit Pistons (2/2/03, 11/23/03 and 3/21/05) and once as a Nugget (11/16/08).
Billups’ honor comes one week after teammate Carmelo Anthony was named the Western Conference Player of the Week on 1/19/10, giving Denver its second-ever back-to-back P.O.W. honorees. Alex English and Fat Lever were recognized in consecutive weeks for the Nuggets during the 1986-87 season (1/25/87 and 2/1/87).
http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/billups_award_20100125.html
and he had 27/6/11 in the win tonight :toast