February 3, the NBA regular season is still in full swing, at the same time the NBA official announced the player of the month today, of which the player selected in the East is the Philadelphia 76ers' inner line Embiid, and the Western Selected player is the Nuggets' inner line Jokic.
Throughout January, Embiid played in 14 games, averaging 34 points, 10.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game, shooting 54.2 percent from the field and averaging more than 25 points per game. Averaging third in team history in a single month, behind Chamberlain and Iverson, he led the Philadelphia 76ers to an 11-3 record. It was also the fourth time embiid had won the honor in his career and the first player in the team's history to win the Eastern Conference's best player of the month.
Jokic averaged 26.6 points + 13.2 rebounds + 9 assists + 1.43 steals per game throughout January, with two double-doubles and seven triple-doubles in 15 games, shooting 60.1 percent from the field and 43.1 percent from three-point range, respectively, leading the Nuggets to an 11-5 record, including a wave of the longest five-game winning streak of the season. This is also the first time jokic has been voted the best of the month this season, the third time in his career to be elected to the honor, and he is tied for the first place in team history with Anthony and Ingrish. Now the Nuggets have a 28-22 record and are sixth in the West.
In addition, the players who received the best nomination of the month were: Booker of the Suns, Butler of the Heat, DeRozan of the Bulls, Doncic of the Lone Rangers, Garland of the Cavaliers, Siakam of the Raptors, Downs of the Timberwolves, Trae Young of the Eagles and others.
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