The NBA announced today that New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul was selected the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 18. It marks Paul’s sixth time to win the award in his career and third time this season. Paul is the only Hornet to win the award six times in franchise history and the first to win the honor three times in one season.
“This is a great honor and I am thankful to win, especially with all of the great players in the Western Conference,” said Paul. “To be able to be in a position to win this honor was due to us as a team winning two big road games against good teams as we continue to improve.”
Paul led the Hornets to a 2-2 week, averaging 24.3 points, 9.5 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals. Paul recorded his 2,500th assist on Jan. 16 against Cleveland. He accomplished the feat in 258 games, becoming the second-fastest player in NBA history to do so; Oscar Robertson hit 2,500 assists in 247 career games.
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