The NBA officially announced the winners of four awards: Player of the Month, Player of the Week, Rookie of the Month, and Coach of the Month. From October to November, Tatum of the Celtics and Jokic of the Nuggets were named Eastern and Western Player of the Month, respectively. Last week's NBA Player of the Week was Randle for the Knicks and Fox for the Kings. In the Eastern and Western Rookie of the Month awards from October to November, the Heat's Harkes and the Thunder's Holmgren won the award. And during that time, the Timberwolves' Finch and the Magic's Mosley won the Coach of the Month award. Tatum averaged 27. per game in October and November7 points, 88 rebounds and 41 assist, leading the Celtics to a 14-4 record during this period of time, firmly sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference.
This is the third time in Tatum's career that he has won the Player of the Month honor, the previous two times in February 2020 and November 2022. Jokic, on the other hand, was equally impressive in October and November, averaging 29 points per game7 points, 13 rebounds4, 9 assists4 times, and 1 more4 steals and 55 shots3%。He led the Nuggets to a 13-6 record and is currently at the top of the NBA's overall list in points, assists, and rebounds. This is the seventh time in Jokic's career that he has won the Player of the Month honor, after six times in January and March 2021, February and April 2022, and January and February 2023.
Randle led the Knicks to a 3-0 record last week, averaging 24 per game7 points, 133 rebounds and 73 assists and a shooting percentage of 549%。After a poor shooting performance early in the season, Randle is gradually finding his touch. It is worth mentioning that in the game against the Hornets, Randle cut down a dominance of 25+20. Fox, on the other hand, led the Kings to a 2-1 record last week, averaging 31 per game7 points, 6 rebounds and 87 assists and a 50-point shooting percentage8%。After returning from injury, Fox is in hot form and has helped the team achieve a good record, and is currently ranked fourth in the West. As the 2022 star of the list, Chet Holmgren ushered in his rookie season this season.
In the October-November tournament, Holmgren averaged 179 points, 78 rebounds, 26 assists and 21 block, shooting 537%, 41% three-point shooting, and 87 free throw shooting1%。Holmgren's stats are outstanding, ranking second in points per game in rookies, third in rebounds and second in blocks. At the same time, he also became the Thunder's right-hand man, helping the team to a 13-6 record and currently sitting second in the West. The Heat's No. 18 rookie, Harkes, was eye-catching. Between October and November, he averaged 12 points per game, 39 rebounds and 25 assists and a whopping 52 shooting percentage9%, 39% three-point shooting, and 87 free throw shooting5%。
He is third on the rookie scoring charts, fourth on the assists list and second on the steals list. In addition, he became the fifth player in Heat history to win Rookie of the Month award. In addition, the two best coaches are well deserved. Moseley's Magic record is 13-5 and ranks second in the EastThe Timberwolves, on the other hand, have a 14-4 record and are firmly at the top of the Western Conference.