T-Mac Named Player of the Week

Not this time, Kobe:

Houston Rockets guard / forward Tracy McGrady was named today by the NBA as Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Apr. 9 through Sunday, Apr. 15. It marks the fifth time with the Rockets and the 10th time in his career to be named the NBA's Conference Player of the Week.

McGrady averaged 28.0 points, 7.3 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 3.0 steals in helping guide Houston to a 3-0 week. He scored 27 points, including 21 in the first half, while adding five rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 95-90 win at Seattle (4/9/07). McGrady also notched 32 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals in a 99-95 victory at Portland (4/11/07). With the game in the balance at 101-96 vs. the Hornets (4/14/07), McGrady scored 11 consecutive points for Houston from the 4:21 to the 2:04 mark of the fourth quarter, which put the Rockets in position to push their lead back into double digits with less than two minutes remaining in the game.