Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA’s players of the month, the league announced (via Twitter).
Jokic, the Western Conference’s winner for the second straight month, averaged 22.6 points, 14.2 rebounds and 10.2 assists on .642/.500/.806 shooting in 11 February games (33.3 MPG). Denver went 9-2 in games he played and got blown out in the one game he missed (four starters were out). The Nuggets are 44-19, the No. 1 seed in the West.
The reigning back-to-back MVP recorded eight triple-doubles last month and now has 24 on the season — the team is undefeated on those occasions. According to the Nuggets, Jokic has shot 50-plus percent from the field in 49 straight games, which is the third-longest streak in NBA history.
Brunson, meanwhile, averaged 27.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists on .529/.426/.776 shooting in 10 games (37.8 MPG) last month. The Knicks went 9-2 in February, including 8-2 with Brunson in the lineup, and are currently on a seven-game winning streak, which has moved them up to the No. 5 seed in the East.
According to New York (Twitter link), Brunson is the first Knick to be named the East’s player of the month since Julius Randle won in April 2021. The 26-year-old guard is having a stellar season for the Knicks, averaging career highs in points (23.8), assists (6.2) and three-point percentage (41.0%).
The other nominees in the West were Anthony Davis, De’Aaron Fox, Damian Lillard, Lauri Markkanen and Klay Thompson, while Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Donovan Mitchell, Randle, Pascal Siakam and Trae Young were nominated in the East, per the NBA (Twitter link).
Not happy that Kendrick Perkins used the race card to downgrade Jokic. Seriously Perkins needs to be suspended.
Averaging a triple double but still cannot average one block lol
Doesn’t average a single block per game but still leads the NBA in DBPM. Just like steals per game doesn’t mean you’re a good defender blocks per game doesn’t either.
Oh I know. Look at rodman’s stats. I just he has never averaged one block a game. He needs a PF next to him that blocks shots and shots 3s. Aaron Gordon is not the answer. Should of kept Bones. T Bryant doesn’t play defense.
Bones isn’t a power forward and doesn’t play defense, so I don’t know what he has to do with your take. Also, I think the nuggets are okay.
I know. bones is a PG lol. I’m saying it was a bad trade.
If you want to think any players name I mention must mean PF. Then a PF Denver should have is BOL BOL…. Ooops Denver messed that one up too
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Haters are hiding. Haters Can’t handle it
Knicks just playing. Knicks just starting …
Who is hating on Brunson? He is the reason the Mavs took a step back. Not even Kyrie can replace him.
Still want to trade Randle?
Al, did you wake up and decide to be a monkey? Or is that just normal? Because that’s what you sound like.
Perkins occasionally makes a valid point but far too often just insults people to insult them. Even his garbage “ comeback “ at Reddick calling him Elvis after bitching that he didn’t say it to his face!? Say it to his face? Let’s see how that would have gone. Jj watches Perkins idiotic take .. jj: “ I will not be able to say a word until I personally make face to face contact with lord Perkins for if I say anything right now while on television I will be considered a b*tch and not just a b*tch but a elvis looking b*tch who has zero taste in what whisky and or cognac is proper to get crunk wit. I will however speak on the jester of nobody’s quart anymore Tristan thom.. something or other. That man is a dingleberry of the highest order!
Perkins is a total clown. Blame the 2008 Celtics for giving him any kind of relevance.
Still not A Nuggets believer ……
And now it seems Suns are team to beat.
Sorry David. All they need is David Thompson or a young Carmelo and they would be a golden nuggets. Upset no defense angry lobster jokeic is not going to carry them over the hump unless the league helps. AKA lebron
How bout those knicks AL! 8 straight!