Parker Named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week
August 24, 2009 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Los Angeles Sparks News Release
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker was named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for regular season games played Monday, August 17 through Sunday, August 23.
Parker earns her second career Player of the Week award and her first in 2009 after averaging 16.0 points on 45.7 percent (21-46) shooting, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3.3 assists. During Parker's stellar week, the Los Angeles Sparks went 4-0, including wins over Atlanta and San Antonio. Parker, whose 10.5 rebounds per game for the week tied a league high, was one of four players to average a double-double for the week.
Parker recorded two double-doubles last week to take the league-lead with nine in just 18 games played. All nine of her double-doubles have come in her last 14 games. Against Atlanta, she scored a season-high 23 points in the Sparks' four-point road win. She scored 15 points and collected 12 rebounds while handing out five assists and blocking four shots in the week's opening game against Washington. The game against the Mystics began a stretch in which Parker blocked four shots in three consecutive games. She currently leads the league in blocked shots per game.
The 2008 MVP and Rookie of the Year is averaging 11.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 blocks this season after sitting out eight games while recovering from the birth of her daughter. In her last five games, she's averaging 16.4 points and 9.8 rebounds. Parker was the No. 1 pick of the 2008 WNBA Draft and won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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