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James Harden (right) joked with teammate Chandler Parsons after Harden scored 43 points and the Rockets closed out a blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings last Tuesday.

(The Associated Press)

Houston Rockets guard James Harden has won NBA Western Conference player of the week honors, and Washington Wizards guard John Wall won the Eastern Conference award.

Harden's Rockets went 2-1 for the week from Monday, Feb. 24, through Sunday, March 2, as he averaged 27 points, 7.7 assists and 2.0 steals. In a 129-103 victory over the Kings, Harden dropped 22 first-quarter points on his way to a game-high 43.

Wall helped the Wizards go 3-0 for the week, and he averaged 25 points on 59 percent shooting to go along 10.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He had a 17-point, 16-assist performance on Saturday as Washington beat Philadelphia 122-103.

The Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard was a nominee for the Western Conference award. He helped the Blazers go 3-0 last week, averaging 20.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists as fellow All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge sat out two of the three games.

Other nominees: Atlanta’s Jeff Teague, Indiana’s Lance Stephenson, Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin, Miami’s LeBron James, Minnesota’s Kevin Love, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, Philadelphia’s Thaddeus Young, Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan, and Washington’s Trevor Ariza and Marcin Gortat.

-- Joel Odom