Amar’e Stoudemire is wasting no time building his MVP case. The Knicks power foce was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week last night for the second consecutive week. He averaged 33.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and shot 58.8% in wins over Detroit, the Nets, New Orleans and Toronto. In 21 games, Stoudemire is averaging 24.9 points and nine rebounds.

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