New York, NY (My Sportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending November 16.

James is garnering the award for a second consecutive week having posted a league-high 33.7 points per game, also the second straight week he has accomplished that particular feat (34.5 ppg last week). The Cavs finished the week a perfect 3-0 after going 4-0 the week prior and now sit atop the Central Division with an 8-2 mark, riding a seven-game wining streak.

James posted his third 41-point effort of the young season in a November 11 99-93 win over Milwaukee. He also notched five rebounds, six assists and three steals in the win, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1991 to reach the 40-point plateau at least three times in his team's first eight games of the season.

Billups averaged 21.5 points, 5.8 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.25 steals per game over four contests as the Nuggets went 3-1 for the week.

The 11-year pro has led Denver to a 5-1 mark since being acquired in an early- season blockbuster trade that saw the Nuggets ship star guard Allen Iverson to Detroit in exchange for Billups and two other players.

Billups logged 26 points in two separate efforts and helped Denver knock off the defending NBA champion Celtics with 18 points and seven assists in a 94-85 triumph in Boston.