The NBA Player of the Week award is given out weekly during the regular season by the league and honors one player from each conference (one player from East, one from West) for their recent great play. InsideHoops.com posts all the winners for the entire season on this page.

NBA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: NOV. 16, 2009

The Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings and the Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 9, through Sunday, Nov. 15.

Jennings led the Bucks to a 2-0 week, averaging 43.5 points on .604 shooting from the field, 4.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists. On Nov. 14, Jennings broke Milwaukee’s rookie scoring record with 55 points (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 51), the highest point total by an NBA rookie since 1968 (Earl Monroe, 56), in a 129-125 win over Golden State. His 45 second-half points are the most by an NBA player since Kobe Bryant had 55 on Jan. 22, 2006 against Toronto. Jennings leads all rookies in points (25.6 ppg), assists (5.1 apg), three-point field goal percentage (.567) and minutes (33.9 mpg).

Nowitzki averaged 24.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 blocks, leading the Mavericks to a 3-1 week, including two road wins. The 7-0 forward led Dallas in scoring on three occasions, including a 29-point, 12-rebound performance on Nov. 11 at San Antonio. Nowitzki went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line on consecutive nights (Nov. 10 vs. Houston, Nov. 11 at San Antonio).

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Atlanta’s Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, Cleveland’s LeBron James and Mo Williams, Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Detroit’s Charlie Villanueva, L.A. Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Miami’s Dwyane Wade, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, Phoenix’s Steve Nash, Portland’s Brandon Roy and Sacramento’s Jason Thompson.

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NBA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: NOV. 9, 2009

The Atlanta Hawks’ Joe Johnson and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Kaman today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8.

Johnson’s Hawks finished the week with a 3-1 mark, which included wins over Portland, Denver and Sacramento. Johnson averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists for Atlanta on the week. Saving his best for last, Johnson posted a well-balanced statline of 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists on Saturday nights as the Hawks upended the Nuggets 125-100.

Kaman led the Clippers to 3-0 week, averaging 24.3 points on .574 shooting from the field, 9.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks. Kaman, who is currently in the midst of a career-long six-game streak with 20 or more points, tallied a high for the week with 25 points during a 93-90 win over the Timberwolves on Nov. 2.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace, Cleveland’s LeBron James, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, Detroit’s Ben Gordon, L.A. Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Miami’s Dwyane Wade, Sacramento’s Jason Thompson and Toronto’s Chris Bosh.

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NBA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: NOV. 2, 2009

The Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard and the Denver Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Tuesday, Oct. 27, through Sunday, Nov. 1.

Howard led the Magic to a 3-0 week, including two road wins, averaging 21.7 points, 16.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks. The 6-11 center posted point-rebound double-doubles in all three of Orlando’s games, including a 20-point, 22-rebound performance on Oct. 30 at New Jersey. Behind the league’s leading rebounder, the Magic is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 1993-94.

Anthony led the Nuggets to a 3-0 week, averaging a league-best 37.7 points on .536 shooting from the field and .429 shooting from distance, to go along with 7.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists. Anthony opened the season with a 30-point effort in a home win over Utah, and followed it up with back-to-back 40-point efforts in wins over the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Boston’s Paul Pierce, Cleveland’s LeBron James, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, Houston’s Trevor Ariza, Miami’s Jermaine O’Neal and Dwyane Wade, Phoenix’s Steve Nash, Portland’s Brandon Roy and Toronto’s Chris Bosh.

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