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Pistons' guard Rodney Stuckey was named the NBA's Player of the Week in the Eastern Conference, according to a report on the team's official website.
Stuckey led the Pistons to a perfect 4-0 week despite the absence of Rip Hamilton in all of them and Rasheed Wallace in nearly three full games, averaging 23 points, 5.3 assists, and 4.5 rebounds a game.
Since Stuckey moved into the starting lineup on Dec. 17, the Pistons are 10-3 and have won seven straight games – a streak that began with a win over Chicago in which Stuckey erupted for 40 points.
“One thing about Stuckey is that when he sees an opportunity to attack, regardless of what the play call is, he attacks,” Pistons' Coach Michael Curry said after Stuckey’s 38-point effort in the win over Sacramento last week. “Those are the things we saw withim him and that’s why he’s becoming a really, really good point guard. He’s picking and choosing when to be aggressive.”