Family interests and obligations pulled me away from the blog for a week but I'm back and, wouldn't you know it, LeBron James was once again named Eastern Conference Player of the Week by the NBA. James has now been named P.O.W. four times this season.
The summary:
The Heat went 4-0 last week with James averaging 27.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game. James was .623 from the field, .902 from the foul line and .500 from three-point range.
The particulars:
--On Feb. 14, James scored 35 points and had eight rebounds and six assists against the Bucks.
--On Feb. 14, James had 23 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals against the Pacers.
--On Sunday, James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists against the Magic.
At this rate, James should be the clear frontrunner to win his third MVP Award. Strong cases can be made for Clippers guard Chris Paul and Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, but James' body of work speaks for itself. The Heat is off to its best start in franchise history and James carried the team at the beginning of the season while Dwyane Wade was recovering from various injuries.
Statistically, James is enjoying the most efficient season of his NBA career. He's shooting .548 from the field compared to .482 for his career. James is ranked second in the league in scoring (27.9 points per game) behind Kobe Bryant (29.0 ppg) but Bryant has attempted 173 more shots than James. James is ranked first the NBA in field-goal percentage among non-centers and seventh overall.
-joe
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