Mon Apr 7 14:49:40 2008

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Johnson, Bryant earn NBA weekly honors

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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Atlanta Hawks swingman Joe Johnson and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week for the period ending April 7.

Johnson helped lead the Hawks to a 3-1 week, which included wins over two playoff-bound Eastern Conference foes -- Philadelphia and Toronto. The Arkansas product averaged 25.3 points, 8.3 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game. For the season, Johnson is Atlanta's leader in scoring, assists, free-throw percentage, three-point percentage and three-point field goals made.

Bryant helped the Lakers to a perfect 3-0 week, which included wins over the Portland, Dallas and Sacramento. For the week, Bryant averaged 30.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists, while shooting a sizzling 68.8 percent from three-point range.