Boston Celtics star player Isaiah Thomas and San Antonio Spurs hotshot LaMarcus Aldridge have been chosen as the NBA Players of the Week for the Eastern Conference and Western Conference respectively for the games played from February 1-7.

Thomas, the 2011 NBA draft 60^th overall pick selected by the Sacramento Kings, led the Atlantic Division's second best team Celtics to a 4-0 week, including a road victory over the 2015 NBA Finals runner-up Cleveland Cavaliers.

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The Celtics' hotshot is the 12^th leading scorer in the Eastern Conference with an average of 20.3 points per game with 4.5 rebounds. Thomas is also the conference fourth leading player in assists, averaging 7.0 assists per outing.

The former University of Washington Huskies player finished the week with an outstanding game performance of 22 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals with only one turnover in the Boston's 128-119 triumph against the Pacific Division third ranking team Sacramento Kings on February 7. That was the club's ninth victory in ten games played.

The two-time Pac-10 Tournament MVP will be playing his first NBA All-Star game in the coming 65^th NBA All-Star Game on February 14 in Toronto, Canada, the very first All-Star game to be held outside the United States territory.

The 2006 NBA draft second overall pick Aldridge, sparked the league's overall and Western Conference second best squad San Antonio Spurs to a 4-0 week.  The 2015 All-NBA Second Team member averaged 26.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.5 shot blocks per game

The former Portland Trail Blazers big man shot 59.7 percent from the field and 90.9 percent shooting accuracy from the foul line.  Aldridge dropped at least 26 points in three of four games, including a season-high 36-point performance with 6 rebounds and 3 shot blocks in the Spurs' 110-97 victory over the Southwest division fifth-ranked New Orleans Pelicans on February 3.

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