Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets were selected as the NBA's top players for the week ending November 26.

Howard earned the Eastern Conference award with a healthy average 18.5 points per game and a league-best 14.3 rebounds per game while leading the Magic to three wins in four games. He shot 53.1 percent from the field and posted four successive double-doubles in the last week.

Anthony averaged 31.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game to capture the Western Conference honor. He scored 30-plus points in three of Denver's four wins and has now scored at least 30 points in 9 games out of 12 this season.

Other nominees for the award included Cleveland's Drew Gooden and LeBron James, Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, Detroit's Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince, Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, Sacramento's Kevin Martin and Toronto's T.J. Ford.

(Xinhua News Agency via CRI November 28, 2006)