The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in February.
James led the East in scoring (24.8 ppg) and finished tied for second in assists (7.3 apg) as the Cavaliers went 8-5 for the month (8-4 with James in the lineup). He added 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals while shooting 49.6 percent from the field. James joined the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook as the only players to average at least 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists in February.
Curry led the Warriors to a 9-1 record behind a league-high 36.7 points, the highest scoring average in a calendar month (minimum 10 games) since Kobe Bryant's 40.4 points in March 2007. The Golden State guard, who recorded two 50-point games, also averaged 7.3 assists and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 54.9 percent from the field and 53.6 percent from three-point range.
Curry tied the NBA record for three-pointers in a game with 12. During February, Curry broke his own single-season record for threes (he has now hit 288) and set the record for consecutive games with a three-pointer (now at 129).
Other nominees for the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month were Boston's Isaiah Thomas, Brooklyn's Brook Lopez, Charlotte's Kemba Walker, Dallas' Chandler Parsons, Houston's James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul, New Orleans' Anthony Davis, Portland's Damian Lillard, San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard, Toronto's Kyle Lowry and Washington's John Wall.