¡¡¡¡Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks were named the NBA top players for the week ending Nov. 12.
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¡¡¡¡Houston Rockets Yao Ming dunks against the Miami Heat in Miami, November 12, 2006. (Photo source: Reuters)
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¡¡¡¡Yao, the 2.26m Chinese center, averaged 29 points on 55.7 percent shooting and 11.3 rebounds a game to lead the Rockets four victories for the Western Conference honor.
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¡¡¡¡He also recorded two double-doubles and was the Rockets leading scorer in three of their four games.
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¡¡¡¡Johnson, who ended the week as the league¡®s fifth leading scorer with 28.8 points a game, took the Eastern Conference honor after averaging 29 points and 8.7 rebounds in three games for the Hawks.
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¡¡¡¡Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks, seen here in August 2006, and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets were named National Basketball Association players of the week. (Photo source: AFP)
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¡¡¡¡The forward also became the first player in Atlanta¡®s history to score at least 25 points in six straight games to open a season. The Hawks are 4-2, their best start since 1998.
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