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Published 21:35 IST, November 12th 2019

NBA: Pascal Siakam, James Harden named NBA Players of the Week

NBA announced the Players of the Week for Week with Pascal Siakem and James Harden winning the award in the Eastern and Western Conferences respectively

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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NBA has just announced the Players of Week for the games played between November 4-10. Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam claimed the award in the Eastern Conference, while Houston Rockets guard James Harden scooped the award in the Western Conference. 

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NBA: Pascal Siakam leads the Eastern Conference

Pascal Siakam led the Toronto Raptors to a perfect 3-0 record averaging 30.3 points, 11.3 rebounds shooting 51.5% from the field. Siakam's highlight of the week was undoubtedly his career-high tally of 44 points in the win over New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, November 11. This is the second time Siakam has won the league's Player of the Week award, becoming the sixth player in Raptors' history to win it multiple times.

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Pascal Siakem's week in numbers

Toronto Raptors 124-120 Sacramento Kings
23 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals

Toronto Raptors 122-104 New Orleans Pelicans
44 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists

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Toronto Raptors 113-104 Los Angeles Lakers
24 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal

NBA: James Harden stars for the Houston Rockets

James Harden also led the Houston Rockets to a 3-0 record averaging 40.7 points, 9.3 assists, 8.0 rebounds shooting 43.1% from a point guard. The Rockets outscored their opponent by an average of more the 15 points per game this past week with Harden leading his side from the front. Harden currently leads the league in scoring at 39 points per game and is second in the assists charts with 9.

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James Harden's week in numbers

Houston Rockets 107-100 Memphis Grizzlies
44 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

Houston Rockets 129-112 Golden State Warriors 
36 points, 13 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks

Houston Rockets 117-94 Chicago Bulls 
42 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals

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