NBA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 19, 2010
Charlotte Bobcats guard Stephen Jackson today was selected by the NBA as Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending January 17. The honor is Jackson's second, joining his previous award for Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending December 2, 2007. Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony received the Western Conference award this week.
Jackson's week included a career-high and franchise-record 43 points on Tuesday, as well as the 10,000th point of his NBA career on Saturday. He averaged 29.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.3 steals and shot .604 from the field (32-53), .529 from beyond the three-point line (9-17) and .750 from the free-throw line (15-20) as the Bobcats defeated Houston, San Antonio and Phoenix for a perfect 3-0 week.
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