Shortly after noon on Monday, the NBA officially announced that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook have been named Players of the Week in their respective conferences for games played from Monday, March 12, through Sunday, March 18. For James, this marks the 60th time he's earned the title — an NBA record.

As most hoops fans know, both James and Westbrook have been playing at an MVP level all season long.

In his three games played this past week (2-1), James averaged an NBA-best 32.0 points on .569 shooting from the field, 13.3 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.3 blocks in 38.0 minutes.

Via Cavs.com:

“James recorded three double-doubles, which includes two triple-double performances during the week. Among Eastern Conference leaders, the 6-8 forward led the conference in points per game (32.0) and field goals made (37), while tying for first in double-doubles (3) and triple-doubles (2). In addition, he ranked second in assists per game (9.7), tied for second in blocks per game (2.33), third in rebounds per game (13.3), tied for fifth in steals per game (2.0) and 15th in field goal percentage (.569). James, who tallied at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in all three contests, was the only player in the NBA to average at least 30.0 points and 10.0 rebounds.”

James, now 33 years of age, has started in all 69 of the Cavs' games this season, averaging 27.1 points (4th in NBA) on 54.5 percent shooting from the field (14th in NBA), 8.6 rebounds (13th in NBA), a career-high 9.0 assists (2nd in NBA), 1.52 steals (21st in NBA) and just under one block (.9).

Westbrook, 29, has been on an absolute tear this season. In fact, he's currently riding the wave of a five-game triple-double streak. In his four games played last week (all wins), the former UCLA standout racked up averages of 25.5 points, 12.0 assists and 11.3 rebounds.

In his 70 games played for the Thunder this season, Westbrook has averaged 25.3 points on 45.1 percent shooting from the field (28.7 percent from beyond the arc), a career-high 10.2 assists, 9.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals.

Join us in congratulating James and Westbrook for their outstanding achievements.