Duncan, Wallace named NBA Players of the Week

Apr 9, 2007 - 7:44 PM NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Two-time MVP Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs earned his first Player of the Week honor of the season. Gerald Wallace of the Charlotte Bobcats has one more than that.

Duncan earned the Western Conference award after averaging 21.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.3 blocks in three wins for the Spurs.

The 6-11 Duncan ranks fifth in the NBA with 43 double-doubles this season. He is averaging 20.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.4 blocks in just 34.4 minutes per game.

Wallace is not headed to the playoffs, but he was selected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks.

The 6-7 forward averaged 30.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.0 assists in leading Charlotte to a 3-1 week. Wallace ranks fifth in the NBA with 1.97 steals and has recorded 10 games this season with 30 or more points, including two such performances last week.

Other nominees included Denver's Allen Iverson, Miami's Shaquille O'Neal, New Jersey's Vince Carter, New Orleans' Chris Paul, and Toronto's Chris Bosh.