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James, Westbrook take home NBA weekly honors

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02/09/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending February 7.

James led the league in scoring with 35.0 points per game, as the Cavaliers went 3-0. On Saturday, James set a franchise record by scoring 35 points in the first half of a win over New York. He also tied a career-high with 15 assists in a victory over Memphis on February 2.

This is James' fifth weekly award this season.

Westbrook averaged 19.7 points, 9.7 assists, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals in a week where the Thunder went 3-0. In a win against Golden State on Saturday, Westbrook nearly had a quadruple-double with 21 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and a career-high eight steals.

The second-year guard notched his first weekly award of the year and is the second consecutive Oklahoma City player to win the award, as Kevin Durant captured the honors last week.

Other nominees for the awards included Atlanta's Joe Johnson, Boston's Rajon Rondo, Charlotte's Stephen Jackson, Durant, Orlando's Dwight Howard, Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala, Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire and Utah's Andrei Kirilenko and Deron Williams.

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Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back

With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.

"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."

Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com .

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